Juniperus Horizontalis Blue Rug Juniper

Scale like green leaves turn a dull purple in winter.

Juniperus horizontalis blue rug juniper. 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 juniperus horizontalis wiltonii sku 5070. Juniperus horizontalis wiltonii common name s. It grows 6 to 12 inches per year and bears ovoid dark blue fruit.

In winter the foliage takes on a purple tinge. Blue rug juniper creates a flat ground cover. The mature height is 1 foot tall. This female cultivar produces fleshy blue cones.

It lives up to both its scientific and common names reaching only. 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. One of the finest trailing junipers having a uniform full centered growth habit with intense silver blue evergreen foliage. Slow growing this creeping juniper makes a wonderful.

This plant prefers full sun and well drained acidic to slightly alkaline soils. Excellent for large scale groundcovers or cascading over walls. It is often planted as a groundcover. This creeping shrub has a prostrate form and dense steely blue foliage.