Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Mint Julep': Pfitzer Juniper with Fountain-Like Bright Green Foliage

Juniperus × pfitzeriana 'Mint Julep' is an evergreen shrub with rich, bright-green fine-textured foliage in summer. Compact habit is fountain-like, branches arching at 60° from base. Reaches 4–5 feet tall and 6–8 feet wide at maturity.

Noteworthy Characteristics

Effective in group plantings to showcase its interesting foliage color. Can be used to create boundaries or as a specimen plant.

Care

Grows well in well-drained soil and tolerates a wide variety of soil types 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, caterpillars. Phomopsis twig blight, Gymnosporangium (cedar-apple) rust, dieback and canker, lesion nematodes, brown felt blight, and various heart and wood rots.

Overview

• Height: 3–6 ft.
• Spread: 6–10 ft.
• Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
• Moisture: Dry to Medium
• Characteristics: Showy Foliage
• Foliage Color: Evergreen
• Uses: Specimen Plant/Focal Point
• Style: Rock Garden
• Type: Shrubs