Juniperus Horizontalis Blue Rug Juniper

This creeping shrub has a prostrate form and dense steely blue foliage.

Juniperus horizontalis blue rug juniper.

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. Juniperus horizontalis wiltonii common name s. In winter the foliage takes on a purple tinge. Excellent for large scale groundcovers or cascading over walls.

Slow growing this creeping juniper makes a wonderful. The mature height is 1 foot tall. This plant prefers full sun and well drained acidic to slightly alkaline soils. This female cultivar produces fleshy blue cones.

One of the finest trailing junipers having a uniform full centered growth habit with intense silver blue evergreen foliage. 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. Scale like green leaves turn a dull purple in winter. Blue rug juniper juniperus horizontalis wiltonii sku 5070.

It lives up to both its scientific and common names reaching only. 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. It grows 6 to 12 inches per year and bears ovoid dark blue fruit.