Burly Blue® Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum 'MonOliver' PPAF
Pronunciation: ju-NIP-er-us skop-u-LO-rum
SKU #05228
| Description | Outstanding, cold hardy, evergreen shrub with blue-grey foliage on a low mounded, spreading form. With more refined foliage color and denser habit than Blue Creeper juniper, it is ideal at the foreground of shrub borders, as a specimen accent, or as a rugged, large scale groundcover. |
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| Light | Full sun |
| Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Conifer; prized for foliage. |
| Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 2 ft. tall, spreading 6 to 8 ft. wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Erosion Control |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Landscape Use | Border, Ground Cover |
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| Foliage Color | Silver-blue |
| Companion Plants | Barberry (Berberis); Rose (Rosa); Clematis (Clematis); Catmint (Nepeta); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus) |
| Care | Easy to grow and highly adaptable; thrives in slightly dry, sandy soils with good drainage. Avoid constantly wet soils. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system. As a groundcover, space plants 5 ft. apart, or closer for faster coverage. Control weeds with mulch until the plants fill in. |
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| Lore | Juniper's oil was once highly valued as a medicinal and used in many compounds. It was used to line pits where Native Americans stored food for winter because its oils prove a natural insect repellant. Linnaeus first classified genus Juniperus in 1767, which contains over 60 different species from around the world. but only in the northern hemisphere. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-8
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 7
Good to grow!
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Lowe's 1400 Nampa-Caldwell Blvd
Nampa, Idaho 83651 -
Franz Witte Landscape Contractor 20005 11th Ave N. Ext.
Nampa, Idaho 83687 -
Andrews Seed Company 580 S. Oregon St.
Ontario, Oregon 97914
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