Blue Chip juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'
- Size
- 0.3 m tall, 1.5 m across
- Light
- Full sun
- Hardy to
- -35 degrees
- Flowers
- April
- Ground cover
- Holding a slope
- Evergreen
- Takes a dry spell
- Holds a bank together
Safety
- Eaten, it may upset a stomach.
- A dog that chews it may get an upset stomach.
- A cat that chews it may get an upset stomach.
- Note: a known allergen for some people
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Ground cover
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Size when mature
- 0.3 m tall, 1.5 m across
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry, medium
- Soil
- sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- 6 to 8
- Hardy to
- -35 degrees
- Flowers
- April
- For pollinators
- Little
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Steady
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Can upset a stomach · Dogs: Can upset a stomach · Cats: Can upset a stomach
- Worth knowing
- A known allergen for some people
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Lists it is on
- Drought tolerant plants42 plantsA garden that gets through July without a hose starts with the plant list.
- Evergreen plants24 plantsWhat holds a garden together from November to March, when the rest of it is underground.
- Ground cover plants17 plantsInstead of weeding: a close mat that shuts the ground and keeps weeds out.
