The Blue Rug Juniper In Winter

The blue rug juniper is a very low maintenance groundcover shrub.
The blue rug juniper in winter. This plant is seldom damaged by deer but juniper blight and spider mites can cause problems. In the cold regions this blue rug adapts well to snow and frost but it can turn almost purple in seriously cold winters. The best time to plant blue rug juniper is in the cooler temperatures of fall winter or early spring. It has a medium to rapid growth rate and the foliage turns purplish in winter.
Leaves grow on only one side. The blue rug juniper is fast growing and is resistant to diseases that normally plague juniper shrubs. The blue rug juniper is fast growing and is resistant to diseases that normally plague juniper shrubs. Blue rug juniper is a hardy evergreen plant with silvery blue foliage that can take on a purple tone in the winter months.
Plant the juniper in full sun with well drained acidic soil. Blue rug juniper serves well as a year round ground cover its silvery blue foliage turning a bit purplish during the cold winter months. With a moderate growth rate it reaches less than a foot tall but can spread several feet wide forming a dense mat. The blue rug juniper is a very low maintenance groundcover shrub.
Foliage is a silver blue that transitions into purple bronze during the winter months. 100 of leaves are scale leaves and silver blue in color.