One of the main features of coniferous plants is their ability to purify air from pathogens and bacteria, saturating it with the aromas of coniferous essential oils. Family cypress in parks, gardens and squares represents a magnificent evergreen dwarf plant - juniper. The shrubbery, growing to a height of no more than 1-1.5 meters, rather crawls on the ground than it drags up. His homeland is the Eastern Himalayas and the mountainous regions of China. It forms dense thickets and is a magnificent ornamental plant. In total there are about 70 varieties of juniper, and each of them is beautiful and unique in its own way. All junipers in the form of needles are divided into scaly and acicular. However, there are varieties that combine both forms.
Description
Juniperus scaly Blue Carpet, also belonging to a group of flat-growing shrubs, is one of the brightest representatives of this family. This plant was bred in 1972 by Dutch breeders from the Meyeri variety and four years later for its decorative qualities was recognized at a specialized exhibition. Juniper Blue Carpet received a gold medal. He has a beautiful needle-shaped pointed needles up to one centimeter of a gentle silvery-blue hue. Crown, like all creeping shrubs, resembles a shapeless cushion with a width of up to 2.5 meters in diameter. The growth rate of juniper is about 8 to 10 centimeters per year. However, the juniper Blue Carpet, unlike other representatives of creeping shrubs, grows to a height of not more than 60 centimeters. He is very fond of gardeners and landscape designers for their unpretentious and easy-going nature. The plant easily tolerates circumcision and is easily restored in a short time, forming an even denser crown. High decorative properties make him a regular at the city gardens and squares. Parks, where the representatives of the cypress family grow, enjoy the greatest popularity among the citizens, purifying their fragrance with their body and relieving stress and depression.
Planting and care
Juniperus Blue Carpet is a fast-growing shrub that prefers sunny and semi-dark areas. In the shade of other trees, he loses his beauty and attractiveness. It should be noted that in order to avoid damage to the needles, it is not recommended to plant it in places where high snowdrifts are possible in winter. This variety of juniper is not exacting to the soil, but on enriched, fertile soils in the absence of stagnant water it grows most lush and attractive. Juniper Blue Carpet enjoys well-deserved love and is used by designers to design alpine slides, for decorating slopes. It looks great both in group and single-seat situations. Perfectly neighbors with roses. These shrubs look great in the home. With proper care and circumcision, cypresses will make a good competition to the habitual indoor decorative plants.