Mint Julep / Chinese Juniper (Juniperus x Pfitzeriana Mint Julep)
A bright green shrub with a “weeping” growth pattern.
The Mint Julep Juniper looks wonderful as a shrub-border or as part of an Oriental-style garden. It is also a great choice for covering ground, as it will provide a hardy, weather-resistant layer above the soil – protecting it from erosion. Junipers in general are very useful in the garden for their solid colours and for their ability to grow in highly difficult conditions. Easy to maintain, the Mint Julep's evergreen branches will give your garden year-round interest, whether used on flat ground, or slopes and embankments.
All conifers are known for their hardiness and resilience against the elements. Conifers get their name from the "cones" that they produce – which come in all shapes and sizes. Conifer leaves are evergreen and will either be needle-shaped or scale-like.
Because the Mint Julep Juniper grows outwards rather than upwards, we have listed the horizontal size of the plants that we sell right here:
3 Litre Pot: Covers a circular area of roughly 25cm in diameter.
10 Litre Pot: Covers a circular area of roughly 50cm in diameter.
Latin Name: Juniperus x Pfitzeriana Mint Julep and also Juniperus Chinensis
English Name: Mint Julep Juniper, Chinese Juniper
Species: Conifer
Genus: Juniperus (Juniper)
Foliage Type: Evergreen.
Foliage: Green.
Flower: None.
Flowering Period: None.
Suggested Location: Outdoor.
Suggested Soil Type: Well-Drained. Chalk. Clay. Loam. Sand.
Suggested Exposure to Sunlight: Full Sunlight.
Suggested Exposure to Weather: Exposed.
Hardiness Rating: High (H6)
Lowest Temperature Tolerance: -20 °C to -15 °C (-4 °F to 5 °F)
Suggested Uses: Embankments. Borders. Ground Cover. Rock Garden.
Maintenance: No pruning required.
Growth Habit: Bushy/Spreading/Mat Forming.
Growth Speed: Medium (25cm to 75cm per year).
Starting Height: 20cm to 40cm (0.8 ft to 1.6 ft)
Final Height: 150cm (4.9 ft)
Starting Sideways Spread: 25cm to 50cm (0.8 ft to 1.6 ft)
Final Sideways Spread: 300cm (9.8 ft)
Pot Included: 3 Litre Plastic Pot (15cm) to 10 Litre Plastic Pot (23cm)
Height including Pot: 35cm to 63cm (1.2 ft to 2.1 ft)
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