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Blue Rug Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis · Conifer
Blue Rug Juniper is a moderate-growing conifer, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 6–18 in × 5–8 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. It stands up well to deer and drought and erosion.
- USDA zones
- 3-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6–18 in × 5–8 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Erosion, Heat, Pollution, Salt
- Native to
- North America
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