Description
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Monber’
CT DR
Soil: Dryish, Sandy, Well-drained
Light: Full Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Width: 6 to 8 feet
Pests: None serious. Susceptible to blights in unusually wet springs and root rot in poorly-drained soil.
Landscape Value: Great for mass planting on slopes and rocky ground, in rock gardens, along foundations, over retaining wall edges, and for erosion control on moderate slopes.
Easy to grow, compact, sprawling evergreen ground cover with flat, trailing branches that hug the ground. A non-fruiting cultivar with soft-textured, silver-blue, scale-like leaves that turn a soft purple in winter. Tips of mature branches have purplish tones. Retains a dense crown and does not open up with age. Water deeply and regularly during first growing season to develop extensive root system. Tolerates heat, drought, salt, wind, somewhat poor soils, and air pollutants. Does not tolerate wet soils.
1-gallon pot
Photo credits:
American Conifer Society
Prides Corner Farms
