Life Span
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
North America
Types
Juniperus brevifolia, Juniperus cedrus, Juniperus deltoides
Number of Varieties
15
Rank: 97 (Overall)
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.24 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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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 !
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
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
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
-
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
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Juniperus
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
1
1
27800
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