Golden Carpet Juniper - 1 Gallon Pot
$30.08
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Golden Carpet Juniper - 1 Gallon Pot
$30.08
Sale price
$30.08
Regular price
$34.00
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Description
Golden Carpet Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Golden Carpet'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Groundcover
Height at Maturity: 3-6"
Width at Maturity: 5'+
Spacing: 3-4' apart for mass plantings; 8' or more apart for space between plants
Spacing: 3-4' apart for mass plantings; 8' or more apart for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Cascading, Mat Forming, Spreading
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: None
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Golden Yellow year round
Fragrant Foliage: Yes
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Light Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon and Evening Sun
Water Needs: Very Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (well-drained), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist, drought tolerant when established
Soil pH: 5.0 - 6.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)
Maintenance / Care: Very little to none
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-40F), Deer - more info, Disease, Drought, Light Foot Traffic, Heat, Insect, Salt Air
Description
A cousin of the ever-popular Blue Rug Juniper, the Golden Carpet Juniper is much the same but with outstanding golden-yellow foliage year round. One of if not the lowest growing of all the ground hugging Juniper varieties, at 4 to 6 inches tall and spreading to 4 feet wide or more, it is ideal for use as a groundcover in sunny landscape borders and on slopes, or to spill over walls. Also excellent as an underplanting and around small trees such as Japanese maples provided there's enough sunlight. A North American native that is very easy to grow and virtually no-maintenance, just give it well-drained soil and plenty of sun. Very drought tolerant when established and deer are interested.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 3 to 6 inches tall and spreading in a dense mat to 5 feet or more wide, the Golden Carpet Juniper is ideal for use as a groundcover in sunny landscape borders and home foundation plantings. It is excellent as a soil stabilizer for erosion control on slopes or to spill over walls. Also a nice soil cover and spiller in container gardens. We often use it in design as an underplanting for small trees such as Japanese maples and crape myrtles provided it will get a good amount of sunlight. A fine addition to conifer gardens, yellow theme gardens, rock gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs).
Suggested Spacing: 3 to 4 feet apart for mass plantings; 8 feet or more apart for space between plants
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Growing Preferences
The Gold Carpet Juniper is easy to grow in most any well-drained soil of average to low fertility and full to mostly sun for the brightest foliage color. As with so many other ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soil can cause root rot, so make sure the soil in the planting area is well draining. No pruning necessary.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for low growing Junipers.
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