Like all junipers, this species
and its varieties withstand hot, dry situations,
growing well under city conditions and in
slightly alkaline soils.
'Glomerata' - slowest growing form
may grow as much as 2 feet tall and is not
very spreading.
'Bar Harbor'
- selection of J. horizontalis
growing in the vicinity of Bar Harbor,
Maine. Difficult to identify from other
forms
'Blue Rug' - outstanding blue color
which it retains all winter. The plant grows
flat on the ground.
'Douglasii' - Waukegan Juniper -
trailing variety with steel-blue foliage
which turns purple in the fall.
'Plumosa' - Andorra Juniper - from
Andorra Nurseries of Chestnut Hill,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1916. A low
compact habit of growth, reaching a height
of approximately 18 inches with the branches
spreading uniformly from the center.
