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Juniperus × pfitzeriana ‘Mint Julep’

Juniperus × pfitzeriana ‘Mint Julep’ Photo/Illustration: Todd Meier


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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Juniperus × pfitzeriana ‘Mint Julep’ Synonyms: J. × media Genus: Juniperus
This evergreen shrub has rich, bright-green fine-textured foliage in summer. The compact habit is fountain-like, as its branches arch at a 60° angle out from its base. Reaches a mature size of 4 to 5 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide.
 Noteworthy characteristics: Effective in group plantings to showcase its interesting foliage color. Can be used to create boundaries or as a specimen plant.
 Care: Grows well in well-drained soil and tolerates a wide variety of types 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.
Height 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Spread 6 ft. to 10 ft.
Light Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Dry to Medium
Characteristics Showy Foliage
Foliage Color Evergreen
Uses , Specimen Plant/ Focal Point
Style , Rock Garden
Type ,Shrubs

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