Juniperus Horizontalis Blue Rug Juniper

Regarded as one of the best ground hugging junipers juniperus horizontalis wiltonii creeping juniper is a sprawling prostrate evergreen shrub forming a splendid foliage mat of silver blue needles closely appressed to the long branches.

Juniperus horizontalis blue rug juniper.

It is often planted as a groundcover. This plant prefers full sun and well drained acidic to slightly alkaline soils. One of the finest trailing junipers having a uniform full centered growth habit with intense silver blue evergreen foliage. Blue rug juniper juniperus horizontalis wiltonii is a drought tolerant ground cover that craves good soil drainage this juniper is a practical solution for sunny slopes where water runs off so quickly that plants are apt to go thirsty.

Blue rug juniper creates a flat ground cover. The mature height is 1 foot tall. It grows 6 to 12 inches per year and bears ovoid dark blue fruit. Excellent for large scale groundcovers or cascading over walls.

This creeping shrub has a prostrate form and dense steely blue foliage. Juniperus horizontalis wiltonii common name s. In winter the foliage takes on a purple tinge. This female cultivar produces fleshy blue cones.

Phonetic spelling jew nip er us hor ih zon tal iss description wiltonii is a low growing evergreen shrub that grows 4 6 high and 6 8 wide. Slow growing this creeping juniper makes a wonderful. Scale like green leaves turn a dull purple in winter. It lives up to both its scientific and common names reaching only.