Creeping juniper 'Icee Blue'

Creeping juniper 'Icee Blue' (Juniperus horizontalis 'Icee Blue') is a popular variety of juniper, known for its attractive blue-silvery needle coloration and creeping habit. It is a conifer plant that is perfect as a ground cover plant in gardens, rockeries and on slopes. 

Description

• Appearance: Creeping juniper 'Icee Blue' is a low, spreading shrub with a creeping habit. It reaches a height of about 10-15 cm, but its shoots can grow up to 1.5-2 meters wide. The needles are small, scaly, with an intense blue-silvery color, which is especially attractive in winter.
• Cut: The plant forms dense, creeping carpets that perfectly cover the surface of the ground, preventing soil erosion.
• Colour: The needles have an intense blue-silvery hue that is most pronounced in full sun.

Requirements

• Position: It grows best in sunny positions, although it also tolerates light partial shade. In full sunlight, its needles are most intensely colored.
• Soil: It prefers well-drained, sandy loam soils. It is a plant that is very tolerant to various types of soil, but very heavy and waterlogged soils should be avoided.
• Immunity: It is a frost-resistant plant and resistant to drought and air pollution, which makes it suitable for urban gardens.

Cultivation

• Planting: The best time to plant juniper 'Icee Blue' is spring or autumn. Plants should be planted in sunny places, providing them with adequate space to spread.
• Care: Juniper 'Icee Blue' is an undemanding plant. It requires minimal care – regular watering during periods of drought is recommended, especially in the first year after planting. Fertilizing with fertilizers for conifers in the spring can support healthy growth.
• Reproduction: The plant can be propagated by stem cuttings taken in summer or by layering.

Use

Creeping juniper 'Icee Blue' is ideal for planting on rockeries, slopes, retaining walls, in home gardens and as a ground cover. Its low habit and attractive needle coloration make it an excellent addition to plant compositions, as well as to soil stabilization on slopes and slopes.

Specification

• Flower pot: 3 liters
• Age: 2 years old
• Frost resistance: Yes