Juniperus Horizontalis Blue Rug Juniper

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.

Juniperus horizontalis blue rug juniper.

This female cultivar produces fleshy blue cones. Blue rug juniper creates a flat ground cover. Blue rug juniper is a hardy evergreen plant with silvery blue foliage that can take on a purple tone in the winter months. Blue rug juniper juniperus horizontalis wiltonii sku 5070.

Excellent for large scale groundcovers or cascading over walls. The mature height is 1 foot tall. Juniperus horizontalis wiltonii common name s. In winter the foliage takes on a purple tinge.

It is often planted as a groundcover. Juniperus horizontalis the creeping juniper or creeping cedar is a low growing shrubby juniper native to northern north america throughout most of canada from yukon east to newfoundland and in the united states in alaska and locally from montana east to maine reaching its furthest south in wyoming and northern illinois. It lives up to both its scientific and common names reaching only. Scale like green leaves turn a dull purple in winter.

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. It grows 6 to 12 inches per year and bears ovoid dark blue fruit. This plant prefers full sun and well drained acidic to slightly alkaline soils. This creeping shrub has a prostrate form and dense steely blue foliage.