(Juniperus  × pfitzeriana ‘Daub’s Frosted’) Synonyms:  J. x media Genus:  Juniperus This evergreen shrub has a low, spreading habit and attractive, two-toned foliage. The pendulous foliage tips are frosted with gold on the upper surface and blue-green foliage on the underside. 'Daub's Frosted' reaches 15 inches tall by 5 feet wide at maturity. Dark purple fruit becomes paler later. Noteworthy Characteristics:  Effective in group plantings that showcase its interesting foliage color. Care:  Grows best in well-drained soil and full sun to part shade, but tolerates a wide variety of soils and conditions. Propagation:  Take ripe cuttings in late autumn through winter and root in a humid cold frame. Or take softwood cuttings in summer under mist with bottom heat. Problems:  Leaf miners, bark beetles, scale insects, aphids, mites, and caterpillars. Phomopsis twig blight, Gymnosporangium (cedar-apple) rust, dieback and canker, lesion nematodes, brown felt blight, and various heart and wood rots.

Overview

Height 1 ft. to 3 ft. Spread 3 ft. to 6 ft. Light Full Sun to Part Shade Moisture Dry to Medium Characteristics Showy Foliage, Showy Fruit Foliage Color Colorful/Burgundy Foliage Uses Beds and Borders, Specimen Plant/Focal Point Style Rock Garden Type Shrubs