Botanical Name: Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa'
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Common Name: Plumosa Creeping Juniper  
Plant photo of: Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa'
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Conifer, Shrub, Ground cover

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

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Flower Season

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Leaf Color

Blue Green, Purple

 

Bark Color

Brown, Red

 

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Information by: Stephanie Duer.
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  • Description

  • Notes

'Plumosa' is a creeping juniper cultivar with a dense, compact habit growing about 2 feet tall and up to 10 feet wide. The summer foliage is bluish-green, but becomes sort of purplish in the winter. Use as a groundcover in a large area, or on a slope. Also listed as J. h. 'Andorra.' There is also two cultivars similar to 'Plumosa': 'Plumosa Compacta,' which grows to about 18 inches tall with a similar spread, and 'Youngstown' that grows under 12 inches tall, 6 feet wide, and has a more pronounced plum coloring in the winter.