About Blue Rug Juniper

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

North America

Types

Juniperus brevifolia, Juniperus cedrus, Juniperus deltoides

Number of Varieties

Rank: 97 (Overall)

0 40000

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Habitat

Dry areas, Moist Soils, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.24 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.32 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like

Thorns

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29% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

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No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Softwood cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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42% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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49% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Fruit

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4% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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65% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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42% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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57% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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26% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Invasive

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No - Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

Self-Sowing

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25% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Attracts

Wildlife

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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51% - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Incense, useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - Needled Scale Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JUNIPERUS horizontalis 'Wiltonii'

Common Name

Blue Rug Juniper

In Hindi

Blue Rug Juniper Grass

In German

Blauer Teppich Juniper Grass

In French

Bleu Tapis Juniper Herbe

In Spanish

Alfombra azul Juniper Hierba

In Greek

Μπλε κουβέρτα Juniper Grass

In Portuguese

O tapete azul Juniper grama

In Polish

Niebieski dywan Jałowiec Trawa

In Latin

Blue Rug Juniperus Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Coniferophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Juniperus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Blue Rug Juniper

Want to know the properties of Blue Rug Juniper? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Blue Rug Juniper is a non flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Blue Rug Juniper Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Diaphoretic, Febrifuge and Kidney problems

Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Blue Rug Juniper Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Blue Rug Juniper. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Blue Rug Juniper physical information is as follows: 15.24 cm tall and 20.32 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Needle like. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color:

Leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Blue Rug Juniper

Taking Blue Rug Juniper Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Blue Rug Juniper include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires very little pruning. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Blue Rug Juniper

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Blue Rug Juniper is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Blue Rug Juniper is a very important plant from Needled Scale. There are 15 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Juniperus brevifolia, Juniperus cedrus, Juniperus deltoides. This plant's habitat is Dry areas, Moist Soils and Well Drained and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.