This is a variety and a cultivar that comes from the mountains of southern Europe. It is a groundcover that grows about 1 and a half foot high that has very horizontal branches. The bluish-green foliage has some awl-like needles, but most are scaly so the foliage is basically soft, and like the regular Savin species, the crushed foliage has that strong savin fragrance. Many plants have been susceptible to Phomopsis Blight that is a fungus disease that picks on junipers, especially some groundcover species. Some selections have been taken from this variety that have good Phomopsis resistance as 'Tam No Blight.' It has been commonly sold at many conventional nurseries in the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast USA as one of a number of groundcover junipers.

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