Native to north america this blue rug noted for its excellent prostrate dense form.
Blue carpet juniper in container.
Blue carpet juniper juniperus squamata blue carpet almost says it all.
Together these features add up to.
Spreading growth habit stays low to the ground and is easy to care for.
Blue rug juniper also known as wiltonii juniper is a sturdy low growing thick carpet of silvery blue foliage that takes on a purple cast in winter.
Thrives in areas that receive at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day and is heat tolerant for planting in warmer climates.
The features of blue rug juniper.
Junipers are creeping types that grown no more than a few feet tall but tend to spread like a carpet.
Carpet acknowledges the plant s low spreading form and might suggest its adaptable nature it tolerates dry soils.
Blue points to the color of the sharp overlapping densely arranged needles.
These plants have attractive green or blue green needles and produce blue berries in winter that will certainly keep your winter garden varied.
And of course there are juniper trees which can easily be installed in your container garden.
Even squamata refers to the scaly bark typical of the species.
Blue rug juniper is a drought tolerant nearly indestructible evergreen that will grow in almost any well drained soil making.
Blue point juniper trees in containers benefit from the addition of 1 to 3 inches of leaf or bark mulch.
It will grow a little more slowly typically grows to be 4 6 inches tall and spreading to 5 7 feet.