1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
1.3 Origin
North America
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico
1.4 Types
Juniperus brevifolia, Juniperus cedrus, Juniperus deltoides
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, Moist Soils, Well Drained
driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
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
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.24 cm50.80 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
20.32 cm55.90 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green, Yellow green, Tan
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Blue Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Not Available, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover, Wildlife
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Incense, useful as a ground cover
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
JUNIPERUS horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
NASSELLA tenuissima
7.2 Common Name
Blue Rug Juniper
Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Blue Rug Juniper Grass
Mexican Feather Grass
7.2.2 In German
Blauer Teppich Juniper Grass
Mexikanische Federgras
7.2.3 In French
Bleu Tapis Juniper Herbe
Mexicaine Herbe Feather
7.2.4 In Spanish
Alfombra azul Juniper Hierba
Pluma hierba mexicana
7.2.5 In Greek
Μπλε κουβέρτα Juniper Grass
Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
O tapete azul Juniper grama
Mexican Pena Relva
7.2.7 In Polish
Niebieski dywan Jałowiec Trawa
Mexican Feather trawy
7.2.8 In Latin
Blue Rug Juniperus Grass
Mexicanus Pluma Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species