Juniperus conferta 'Silver Mist'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- jew-NIP-er-us kon-FER-tah
- Description
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'Silver Mist' is a cultivar of J. conferta. 'Silver Mist' is a dwarf shore variety with a prostrate form. It is slow growing with bright blue foliage and a silver stripe on each wide needle making it a very attractive ground cover. It will gain 1 to 6 inches in height per year, maturing at 2 feet high after 10 years with a 3 foot spread. It is more shade tolerant than most junipers as well as tolerating salt spray. This plant is seldom damaged by deer.
'Silver Mist' grows best in well-drained soil, but does well in heavy clay with moderate drainage. It is tolerant of many conditions, especially poor and sandy soils, but not soggy soils. It can be pruned to control growth in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed.
Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems: No significant problems. See the "Pests of Conifers" fact sheet to the left.
The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common juniper diseases and insect pests.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Juniperus
- Species:
- conferta
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Horizontal
- Mounding
- Prostrate
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Conifers do not have flowers.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Leaf Feel:
- Prickly
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- New growth is silvery-blue-green. Ages to blue-green. Needles are prickly with broad white, stomatal bands. Coppery purple tinge in winter, Needles are covered with a heavy waxy bloom.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Thick, stiff branches and dense, short branchlets
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Slope/Bank
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Mass Planting
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
