Creeping Juniper

Blue Rug Juniper

About Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper

Creeping Juniper

Blue Rug Juniper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

North America

1.4 Types

Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus

Juniperus brevifolia, Juniperus cedrus, Juniperus deltoides

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

11NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

Dry areas, Moist Soils, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-93-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

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

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm15.24 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm20.32 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Gray, Purple

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Purple, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Scale-like imbricate

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

Cuttings, Softwood cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Tip blight, Twig blight

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

Borders, Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Incense

Incense, useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

JUNIPERUS horizontalis 'Wiltonii'

7.2 Common Name

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

Blue Rug Juniper

7.2.1 In Hindi

Creeping Juniper

Blue Rug Juniper Grass

7.2.2 In German

Kriech-Wacholder

Blauer Teppich Juniper Grass

7.2.3 In French

Genévrier rampant

Bleu Tapis Juniper Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

Creeping Juniper

Alfombra azul Juniper Hierba

7.2.5 In Greek

Creeping Juniper

Μπλε κουβέρτα Juniper Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Creeping Juniper

O tapete azul Juniper grama

7.2.7 In Polish

Jałowiec płożący

Niebieski dywan Jałowiec Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Creeping Juniper

Blue Rug Juniperus Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

8.5 Family

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Juniperus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper

Wondering what are the properties of Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper? We provide you with everything About Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper. Creeping Juniper has thorns and Blue Rug Juniper doesn't have thorns. Also Creeping Juniper does not have fragrant flowers. Creeping Juniper has allergic reactions like Not Available and Blue Rug Juniper has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper

Season and care of Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper is important to know. While considering everything about Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper Care, growing season is an essential factor. Creeping Juniper season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Blue Rug Juniper season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Creeping Juniper is Loam, Sand and for Blue Rug Juniper is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Creeping Juniper is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Blue Rug Juniper is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper Physical Information

Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper physical information is very important for comparison. Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Blue Rug Juniper height is 15.24 cm and width 20.32 cm. The color specification of Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper are as follows:

Creeping Juniper flower color: Pink and White
Creeping Juniper leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green and Yellow green
Blue Rug Juniper flower color: Not Available
Blue Rug Juniper leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper

Care of Creeping Juniper and Blue Rug Juniper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Creeping Juniper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Rug Juniper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires very little pruning. In summer Creeping Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Rug Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.