It will grow a little more slowly typically grows to be 4 6 inches tall and spreading to 5 7 feet.
Blue carpet juniper in container.
Even squamata refers to the scaly bark typical of the species.
These plants have attractive green or blue green needles and produce blue berries in winter that will certainly keep your winter garden varied.
The features of blue rug juniper.
Native to north america this blue rug noted for its excellent prostrate dense form.
Spreading growth habit stays low to the ground and is easy to care for.
Blue points to the color of the sharp overlapping densely arranged needles.
And of course there are juniper trees which can easily be installed in your container garden.
Blue carpet juniper juniperus squamata blue carpet almost says it all.
Do not pile the mulch up on the tree trunk because it can encourage rot on the trunk.
Junipers are creeping types that grown no more than a few feet tall but tend to spread like a carpet.
Thrives in areas that receive at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day and is heat tolerant for planting in warmer climates.
Carpet acknowledges the plant s low spreading form and might suggest its adaptable nature it tolerates dry soils.
Together these features add up to.
Blue rug juniper is a drought tolerant nearly indestructible evergreen that will grow in almost any well drained soil making.
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.