Golden Pacific Juniper

Juniperus conferta ‘sPg-3-016′ GOLDEN PACIFIC TM

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Groundcover

Height at Maturity: 8-10″

Width at Maturity: 6’+
Spacing: 3-5′ for mass plantings

Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Low Growing, Spreading, Cascading

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: None

Flower Size: NA

Flowering Period: NA

Flower Type: NA

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Bright Yellow

Fragrant Foliage: Yes

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Light Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Very Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Dry

Soil pH: 4.5 – 7.0 (Acid to Slightly Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Very little to none

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Foot Traffic, Heat, Insect, Salt Air

Description

If you like the ‘Blue Pacific’ Juniper, you’re gonna love its new sibling ‘Golden Pacific’, which is basically the same plant but with screaming yellow foliage. Its bright yellow needles appear in groups of three along the trailing branches forming a dense, erosion controlling shaggy carpet wherever it grows. The stunning color and texture of Golden Pacific make it a fine selection as a groundcover or spiller over walls and boulders and near or around plants and trees with dark green, purple, blue or red foliage. Foliage color is more intense with more sun.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 8 to 10 inches tall and spreading relatively quickly to 6 feet wide or more, the Golden Pacific Juniper is ideal for use in groupings or mass plantings for erosion control on sunny embankments, hillsides and slopes or as a colorful border in landscape beds and home foundation plantings. It also spills over walls and is a great choice to underplant small trees such as Japanese Maples and Crape Myrtles. Golden Pacific provides wonderful color and texture contrast when planted among darker leaf plants and trees. a fine addition to conifer gardens, yellow theme gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs).

Suggested Spacing: 3 to 4 feet apart for mass plantings; 10 feet or more for space between plants

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Growing Preferences

Golden Pacific Juniper is exceptionally easy to grow in a moist but well-drained soil and full sun to a little light shade. Foliage color is more intense with more sun. Too much shade results in diminished foliage density and color. Plants are exceptionally drought tolerant when established. Constantly soggy or wet soil can cause root rot or other harmful plant diseases. Very low-maintenance requiring little to no pruning.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for low growing Junipers.

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My order of six, one-gallon Golden Pacific Junipers arrived quickly! The plants were well packed and arrived healthy. I’m delighted with my purchase and can’t wait until they start to spread!——————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Could only find 7 of these plants locally, with no idea if able to get any more. Got 18 more from Wilson Bros. Was very skeptical of mail ordering plants but was out of options. Ended up very pleased with timely shipping and plants being well packaged, well hydrated, and very healthy looking. All have taken very well, especially considering the temperatures this summer. Most have almost doubled in size in the 3+ months in the ground. Very pleased with product, service, and follow-up.———————————————————-Wow! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The plants arrived in a timely fashion, were excellent quality, and were well-packed so they arrived in excellent conition. I was very pleased and plan to order from Wilson Brothers again in the future.————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

ordered these plants to use as contrast ground cover with purple butterfly bushes. They arrived unscathed and packed to remain hydrated for some time. Planted yesterday (mid March). It is still below freezing some nights but the ground warms during the day. I’m anticipating success since the plants arrived so seemingly healthy. Tx—————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The Six Golden Junipers I ordered were delivered when Wilson Bros. said they would and were packaged very well. The plants were in great shape, especially for January, I would order plants again from their company .—————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

All 6 plants arrived in good health and good shape; each with a well-developed root system. There was an insignificant shipping injury (a small broken limb that had started to turn brown) to 1 of the 6, but overall looked fantastic, The color is striking and as pictured. I have plenty of Blue Pacific Junipers already and look forward to seeing these Golden grow and establish in the landscape. I expect them to be as easy going and low maintenance as my Blue Pacific Junipers, and if anything comes up otherwise, I will update this review.——————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Arrived in perfect condition., full of beautiful color!——————————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂