Juniper X Media

[Daluke]

I see this all the time on nursery tags.

What's it mean?

 

[garywood]

(X) means hybrid or cross of two different species. The typical juniper cross is chinenseis and sabina. Lots of them.

 

[Daluke]

So a Juniper X media mint julep is a hybrid between what?

 

[YukiShiro]

Juniper X Media "Mint Julep" is a cultivar of the hybrid?

 

[0soyoung]

So a Juniper X media mint julep is a hybrid between what?

Juniper X Media "Mint Julep" is a cultivar of the hybrid?

Confusing, I suppose, but not complicated.
Juniper X Media is a cross between (or hybrid of) juniperus Chinensis and juniperus Sabina. There are lots of them, one of which is 'Mint Julep':

(X) means hybrid or cross of two different species. The typical juniper cross is chinenseis and sabina. Lots of them.

Now, I think an interesting question might be. why is it called 'X Media' instead of 'X Sabina'?