Savin Juniper Juniperus sabina 'Skandia'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- jew-NIP-er-us sah-BY-nah
- Description
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Savin Juniper is a low growing needled evergreen in the cypress family that is native to Europe. The bright green scale-like foliage is attractive and grows to 1 foot tall and 6-8 feet wide.
It is easy to grow and tolerant of a wide variety of soils except for poorly drained ones. It is drought tolerant once established. Use in the rock garden, on slopes for erosion control and as a ground cover.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Juniperus
- Species:
- sabina
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe
- Wildlife Value:
- Deer resistant
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 1 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Prostrate
- Spreading
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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 Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No flowers
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Scale-like foliage
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Slope/Bank
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Erosion
- Pollution
- Rabbits
