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Juniperus × pfitzeriana ‘Daub’s Frosted’

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Botanical Name: Juniperus × pfitzeriana ‘Daub’s Frosted’

Synonyms: J. x media Genus: Juniperus

This evergreen shrub has a low, spreading habit and attractive, two-toned foliage. The pendulous foliage tips are frosted with gold on the upper surface and blue-green foliage on the underside. 'Daub's Frosted' reaches 15 inches tall by 5 feet wide at maturity. Dark purple fruit becomes paler later.
Noteworthy characteristics: Effective in group plantings that showcase its interesting foliage color.
Care: Grows best in well-drained soil and full sun to part shade, but tolerates a wide variety of soils and conditions.
Propagation: Take ripe cuttings in late autumn through winter and root in a humid cold frame. Or take softwood cuttings in summer under mist with bottom heat.
Problems: Leaf miners, bark beetles, scale insects, aphids, mites, and caterpillars. Phomopsis twig blight, Gymnosporangium (cedar-apple) rust, dieback and canker, lesion nematodes, brown felt blight, and various heart and wood rots.

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Height	1 ft. to 3 ft.
Spread	3 ft. to 6 ft.
Light	Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture	Dry to Medium
Characteristics	Showy Foliage; Showy Fruit
Foliage Color	Colorful/Burgundy Foliage
Uses	Beds and Borders, Specimen Plant/ Focal Point
Style	Rock Garden
Type	Shrubs

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