This hardy coniferous shrub has trailing woody stems and forms a prostrate habit. The branchlets are plume-like with ascending tips and have bluish green needle-like leaves and the female flowers produce cones in early summer.

Hardiness zones 4 to 10

Juniperus horizontalis is naturally found in north-west America growing in well drained fertile moist light soils in an open sunny position and is frost and drought resistant. 

Creeping Juniper is grown for its spreading habit and attractive foliage. It is planted in parks and gardens as a ground cover or used above retaining walls as a spill-over. It is also planted in tubs or planter boxes and mass planted on embankments. It establishes in 3 to 7 years but some hybrids are very slow growing and may take 10 years to mature. ID 208

Juniperus (jew-NIP-er-us) horizontalis (ho-ri-zon-TAH-lis)

‘Juniperus’: Latin name for this plant, from the Celtic word for rough; ‘horizontalis’: horizontal (refers to the prostrate habit); ‘douglasii’: after Douglas Nursery in Waukegan, USA, in which vicinity this plant was first found.

Cupressaceae (kew-press-AY-see-ee)
Coniferous Trees