Blue Carpet Juniper In Container

Blue carpet juniper juniperus squamata blue carpet almost says it all.

Blue carpet juniper in container.

Blue point juniper trees in containers benefit from the addition of 1 to 3 inches of leaf or bark mulch. Together these features add up to. Blue points to the color of the sharp overlapping densely arranged needles. Native to north america this blue rug noted for its excellent prostrate dense form.

These plants have attractive green or blue green needles and produce blue berries in winter that will certainly keep your winter garden varied. Thrives in areas that receive at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day and is heat tolerant for planting in warmer climates. Do not pile the mulch up on the tree trunk because it can encourage rot on the trunk. 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. Although blue rug juniper won t grow more than 4 to 6 inches tall a single plant can span a width of 8 to 10 feet. Even squamata refers to the scaly bark typical of the species. And of course there are juniper trees which can easily be installed in your container garden.

Blue rug juniper is a drought tolerant nearly indestructible evergreen that will grow in almost any well drained soil making. Blue rug juniper accent shrub is ideal as groundcover on hills for erosion control or cascading over retaining walls. It will grow a little more slowly typically grows to be 4 6 inches tall and spreading to 5 7 feet.