Is Creeping Juniper deer resistant?
Juniperus horizontalis
Plant typeShrubHardinessZones 3–9LightFull sunMature height6–18 inBloomSpring and Summer
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
Native range18 US states
About Creeping Juniper
A flat spreading evergreen for banks and hot dry ground. Needs full sun without exception, and thins to bare stems in any shade.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Sharp, gritty. Will rot in wet soil
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 71 to 94 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Tolerances and uses
- Evergreen
Similar to Creeping Juniper
Other shrubs with the same deer rating.
- Antelope BitterbrushPurshia tridentataSeldom damaged
- Anthony Waterer SpireaSpiraea x bumaldaZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Apache PlumeFallugia paradoxaZones 6–10Seldom damaged
- Armstrong JuniperJuniperus chinensis 'Armstrongii'Zones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn OliveElaeagnus umbellataZones 4–9Seldom damaged
- Autumn SageSalvia greggiiZones 6–9Seldom damaged
Where Creeping Juniper grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New Yorknative
- Connecticutnative
- Massachusettsnative
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigannative
- Wisconsinnative
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinoisnative
- Minnesotanative
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshirenative
- Vermontnative
- Mainenative
- Rhode Islandnative
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraskanative
- Iowanative
- North Dakotanative
- South Dakotanative
- Montananative
- Wyomingnative
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaskanative
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
Highlighted states are within its native range according to the USDA PLANTS database, where it is native to 18 US states in total.
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Common questions about Creeping Juniper
- Is Creeping Juniper deer resistant?
- Creeping Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Creeping Juniper grow in?
- Creeping Juniper is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Creeping Juniper grow in shade?
- No. Creeping Juniper wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Creeping Juniper get?
- Mature height is roughly 6–18 in. Growth rate is moderate.