Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni' (Blue Rug)'
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Michael Dirr Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni' (Blue Rug)'
Michael Dirr
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni' (Blue Rug)'
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Blue Rug Juniper, Wiltoni' (Blue Rug) Creeping Juniper 		Common Names:
  • Blue Rug Juniper
  • Wiltoni' (Blue Rug) Creeping Juniper
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Blue Rug Juniper, Wiltoni' (Blue Rug) Creeping Juniper
 
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Origin:

  Maine  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Requires full sun.
Moderate to dry conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 4 to Zone 9

Dirr says: "Does quite well in the heat of the South; there are many beautiful established plants in the Athens, GA area that are growing in soil with the consistency of blacktop."

Growth:

  Range: Grows to 1'.
Spread: 6' to 8'
Dirr says: "very flat-growing form with trailing branches, 4 to 6" by 6 to 8'. Fairly fast-growing"

Foliage:

  Needle Evergreen
Color: Leaves are bluish-green in the summer and purple in the fall.
Dirr says: "foliage intense silver-blue, assumes light purplish tinge in winter."  

Fruit:

  Color: Blue
Dirr says: "female with 1/4" diameter, silvery-blue cones"  

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a foundation plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.

Dirr says: "Has become one of the most popular ground cover junipers in the United States and Europe."

Other:

  Is Resistant to Drought
Is Heat Tolerant
Is Salt Tolerant
 
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni' (Blue Rug)' is hardy in these areas:
Alameda, CAAlamo, CAAlsip, IL
American Canyon, CAAngwin, CAAntioch, CA
Baltimore, MDBayside, NYBronx, NY
Brooklyn, NYBrownsville, TXCanton, MI
Chicago, ILCicero, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYDanville, CA
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEssex, CA
Evergreen Park, ILFawnskin, CAFerndale, MI
Florence, SCFlushing, NYFontana, CA
Forest Falls, CAForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHunt Valley, MD
Jackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NCLexington, NC
Liberty, NCLinwood, NCLittle Neck, NY
Ludlow, CAMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMercedes, TX
Middle Village, NYMission, TXModesto, CA
Moreno Valley, CAMorgantown, WVMount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MINew Haven, MINew York, NY
Newport News, VANorth Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MI
Oakland Gardens, NYOlmito, TXPenitas, TX
Pharr, TXPhelan, CAPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDPinon Hills, CAPort Isabel, TX
Progreso, TXRedlands, CARego Park, NY
Rialto, CARidgewood, NYRimforest, CA
Riverdale, ILSaratoga, CASoquel, CA
Sparrows Point, MDStaten Island, NYTaylor, MI
Temperance, MITemple City, CATowson, MD
Trenton, MITres Pinos, CAUpland, CA
Virginia Beach, VAWalnut, CAWatsonville, CA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MI
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