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Calgary Carpet Juniper

Juniperus sabina 'Calgary Carpet'

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Calgary Carpet Juniper (Juniperus sabina 'Calgary Carpet') at Vandermeer Nursery

Calgary Carpet Juniper

Calgary Carpet Juniper

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Height:  24 inches

Spread:  7 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  3a

Description:

A highly regarded groundcover evergreen for home landscape use; very attractive and soft light green foliage, low growing and wide spreading with gently arching branches; excellent in massing and groupings or as a groundcover

Ornamental Features

Calgary Carpet Juniper is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the garden for its broadly spreading habit of growth. It has lime green evergreen foliage. The scale-like sprays of foliage remain lime green throughout the winter. It produces blue berries from late spring to late winter.

Landscape Attributes

Calgary Carpet Juniper is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a ground-hugging habit of growth. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Calgary Carpet Juniper is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover

Planting & Growing

Calgary Carpet Juniper will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 7 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Garden  Groundcover 
Applications
Fruit  Texture  Plant Form  Winter Value 
Ornamental Features

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