Gold Lace Juniper

Juniperus chinensis ‘Gold Lace’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9a Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Shrub

Height at Maturity: 3-4′

Width at Maturity: 4-7′

Spacing: 5-6′ for mass plantings; 10 to 12 feet for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Arching, Broad, Pendulous Branches, Spreading

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: None

Flower Size: NA

Flowering Period: NA

Flower Type: NA

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Golden Yellow new growth

Fragrant Foliage: Yes

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun

Water Needs: Very Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained to Dry when established

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7 (Slightly Acid to Neutral)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect

Description

Considered by some to be the “most golden of all junipers” the Gold Lace Juniper displays vibrant yellow lacy new foliage that’s sure to light up the landscape while also providing a unique soft texture. Often considered a derivative of the large growing Pfitzer Juniper, Gold Lace keeps a lower profile typically staying under 4 feet in height and 7 feet in spread. Exceptionally drought tolerant and easy to grow, this soft-textured beauty makes for a very colorful accent, border, or erosion controller on sunny slopes.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 3 to 4 feet tall and 6 to 7 feet wide, the Gold Lace Juniper is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings or as a border in landscape borders, or mass planted on embankments. Also a very nice textural accent in home foundation plantings or as a low, natural hedge. If your the creative type and handy with pruners, it also is a great candidate for pom pom topiary. A fine addition to conifer gardens, rock gardens, yellow theme gardens, and the Xeriscape (low water needs).

Spacing: 5-6′ for mass plantings; 10 to 12 feet for space between plants

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Growing Preferences

Gold Lace Juniper is exceptionally easy to grow in most any average, well-drained soil and full sun, however will tolerate some light shade. Plants are exceptionally drought tolerant when established. As with so many other ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soil can cause root rot or other harmful plant diseases. Very low-maintenance requiring little if any pruning when given room to grow.

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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I ordered my Junipers in the middle of summer, but they arrived in great shape, and even bigger than expected! Once I got them in the ground they adapted very well and look gorgeous now!———————————————————————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

I was looking all over to try to find the golden junipers for my backyard. Found them at Wilson Bros Gardens! They were well priced and when I got them, they were packaged with love. They were as beautiful as I remembered from my childhood. They were exceptionally healthy and transplanted with ease. Would highly recommend Wilson Bros Gardens. Very knowledgeable and eager to please.—————————Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG 🙂

This shrub arrived in perfect condition and after planting, it’s doing well. The beautiful yellow color brightens up the front of our house. I have one that is several years old also and it does very well and grows fast, even in our hot TX summers and poor alkaline soil. Would definitely buy it again.———————————–Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG