Juniperus squamata 'Blue Carpet'
Blue Carpet Singleseed Juniper

Juniperus squamata ′Blue Carpet′ - Foliage
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Bluish-gray to bluish-green evergreen foliage that becomes tinged with purple in the winter)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Red-brown, ripening to black, cone bearing a single seed)
 Ultimate Height:
8-12 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
4-5 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, except those that are wet
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Bluish-gray to bluish-green overlapping, curved, awl-shaped leaves (1/8-1/6" long) in whorls of 3 and with 2 gray to white bands. Ellipsoidal cone (0.25-0.3" long) contains a single ridged seed.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Foliage Characteristics 55
  • Border 378
  • Foundation 188
  • Groundcover 54
  • Mass Plantings 278
  • Drought Tolerant 280
  • Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 186

    • Additional Information

    'Blue Carpet' is a low-growing and spreading shrub with attractive bluish-gray foliage. This plant gained its common name from the single seed borne by each cone. Widely adapted to soils and climates. Does well in alkaline soils, but not wet soils. Susceptible to bagworms.

    2 Juniperus squamata 'Blue Carpet' found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12013_00782*AMTHW
    22013_00782*BMTHW

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