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Plant Benefits

Wonderful, low-spreading form makes a superb ground cover, group planting or single specimen. Dense blue-green foliage gives this selection a handsome appearance. Evergreen.

Performance and Requirements

Light needs: Full sun

Watering Needs: Once established, needs only occasional watering

Pruning Time: No Value

Growth Rate: Slow Growing

Growth Habit: Prostrate

Design Information

Companion Plants

DWARF BOTTLEBRUSH
Callistemon citrinus 'Little John'

MEXICAN FAN PALM
Washingtonia robusta

SOFT LEAF YUCCA
Yucca recurvifolia

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Design Styles: Blue-tinted Juniper are the most reliable plants for the excessive heat and drought of Southwestern low desert communities. Thrives in rocky mountainous conditions or wherever the soil is thin. Use on slopes for coverage or erosion control, allow it to drape off retaining walls or cover unsightly transition zones at the edges of paving. This plant`s tolerance of extreme reflected heat makes it a good choice for near paving. Excellent deer resistance.

Care Information

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. As a ground cover, space plants 5 ft. apart, (closer for faster coverage). Control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area.

Background Information

Botanical Pronunciation: ju-NIP-er-us kon-FER-ta

Catalog Description: Wonderful appearance to the low-spreading form making a superb ground cover, group planting or single specimen. Dense blue-green foliage. Variety is more heat tolerant. Evergreen. Full sun. Slow-growing to 1 foot high, 6 to 7 feet wide. Cutting grown.