Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
North America
Types
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Juniperus brevifolia, Juniperus cedrus, Juniperus deltoides
Number of Varieties
315
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
Dry areas, Moist Soils, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-93-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm15.24 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm20.32 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Purple, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought and Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Wildlife
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Incense, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
JUNIPERUS horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
Common Name
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
Blue Rug Juniper
In Hindi
Silver bells
Blue Rug Juniper Grass
In German
Silver bells
Blauer Teppich Juniper Grass
In French
Silver bells
Bleu Tapis Juniper Herbe
In Spanish
Silver bells
Alfombra azul Juniper Hierba
In Greek
Silver bells
Μπλε κουβέρτα Juniper Grass
In Portuguese
Silver bells
O tapete azul Juniper grama
In Polish
Silver bells
Niebieski dywan Jałowiec Trawa
In Latin
Silver bells
Blue Rug Juniperus Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Ebenales
Pinales
Family
Asparagaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Halesia
Juniperus
Clade
Eudicots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
41
1
27800
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