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an excellent plant for a large rock garden. Blue Rug junipers are wonderful groundcover plants which will quickly spread with little maintenance or attention needed, unlike flowering groundcover plants. While these shrubs will cover the ground, reaching full maturity in about ten years under perfect conditions, they are not the quickest growing juniper. That title belongs to Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales'.

Many juniper species can fall prey to disease but Blue Rug junipers have a fairly good resistance to those diseases. It is also tolerant to hot, humid, or windy conditions.

While this cultivar prevents some weed growth because of its carpet-like growth pattern, it is not the best plant for that job. Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia' does it better.

Care of Mature Junipers
Blue Rug junipers do not tolerate fallen branches or leaves from other trees or any other vine or plant topping its foliage.

Mature plants can have some foliage lightly pruned as they grow larger. This will allow air to get under and around the plants, an important preventative step to keep disease from infesting the junipers.

Resources:
Beaulieu, David . "Blue Rug Juniper Plants." About.com: Landscaping. 23 May 2009 <landscaping.about.com/od/g roundcovervines1/p/blue_junipe r.htm>.
"Blue Rug Juniper plant info and purchase." Juniper Trees .com - juniperus garden plants. 23 May 2009 <http://www.junipertrees.co m/blue-rug-juniper.html>.
"Juniperus horizontalis ( Blue Rug Juniper )." Backyard Gardener, Your Gardening Source with Gardening Tips. 23 May 2009 <http://www.backyardgardene r.com/plantname/pd_25ad.html&g t;.
"PlantFiles: Blue Rug Juniper, Creeping Juniper Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'." Dave's Garden. 23 May 2009 <davesgarden.com/guides/pf/ go/207/>.

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