The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: variegated creeping juniper

Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)

Distribution: Species native to n. North America

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Evergreen groundcover

Comments: A vigorous, low-growing groundcover displaying mixtures of green and yellow to creamy white needles. This female selection bears berrylike cones that ripen in autumn and persist through winter. Entire plant turns purplish dark green in winter. Older specimens will open up in the middle. A great evergreen groundcovers that is nice used with other conifers or growing over a stone wall.