Blue Rug Spreading Juniper

Design ideas in very cold regions this blue juniper adapts well to snow and frost.

Blue rug spreading juniper. Blue rug spreading juniper juniperus horizontalis wiltonii one of the finest trailing junipers having a uniform full centered growth habit with intense silver blue evergreen foliage. It will grow a little more slowly typically grows to be 4 6 inches tall and spreading to 5 7 feet. Blue rug juniper doesn t really need to be pruned unless the growth has become unruly or portions of the plant are damaged or diseased. Lovely when planted around boulders or in rock gardens where its twisted branches can be trained to unique forms.

Light pruning also can encourage robust growth and branching to create more fullness. Prized for its blue green scale like foliage the blue rug juniper juniperus horizontalis wiltonii produces a low creeping growth habit. A reliable plant for high desert with its rapidly fluctuating day and night temperatures. The likelihood of success will be greatly increased if prior to installing these three components you kill any grass growing in the area as well as any weeds.

One popular type of creeping juniper is the juniperus horizontalis blue rug. Native to north america this blue rug noted for its excellent prostrate dense form. And finally spreading the mulch on. Planting directions for blue rug juniper.