Description

‘Wiltonii’ is a low-growing, evergreen shrub that grows 4″-6″ high and 6′-8′ wide. It is often planted as a groundcover.  This plant prefers full sun and well-drained, acidic to slightly alkaline soils. It is drought-tolerant, salt-tolerant, and wind tolerant. It is very cold hearty and easy to transplant. This plant is an excellent ground cover juniper. It has a medium to rapid growth rate and the foliage turns purplish in winter. This plant is seldom damaged by deer, but juniper blight and spider mites can cause problems.  It grows as a dense, compact, prostrate shrub with trailing branches.

Quick ID Hints:

• 100% of leaves are scale leaves and silver-blue in color
• Leaves grow on only one side of stems
• Spray is fine-textured and plume-like
• Branches are long and floppy, forming dense mats
• The plant produces female cones that are 1/4″ in diameter, globose, bluish or greenish-black, and glaucous