Juniperus Gold Lace

Gold Lace Juniper

Juniperus x media 'Gold Lace'
Height: 24 inches

Spread: 5 feet

Sunlight: full sun

Hardiness Zone: 4a

Other Names: Pfitzer Juniper

Description:

An exciting new color accent landscape evergreen; wide spreading and sprawling with arching branches in a striking gold which holds its color all year long, slightly droopy tips; a stunning groundcover or massing plant for color

Ornamental Features

Gold Lace Juniper is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the garden for its broadly spreading habit of growth. It has attractive gold evergreen foliage which emerges lemon yellow in spring. The scale-like sprays of foliage are highly ornamental and turn chartreuse in the fall, which persists throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Gold Lace Juniper is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Gold Lace Juniper is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Mass Planting
General Garden Use
Groundcover