Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Ground Covers / Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Medium
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 12-18'' x 6-8'
Natural Growth Habit: Low, Spreading
Native To: Cultivar, North America
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Inconspicuous
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Erosion Control / Fall Color / Fragrant / Intermountain Conditions / Lawn Substitute / Seacoast Conditions
Container Sizes: #5
Sunset Garden Zones: A1-A3, 1-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Hughes’ is an evergreen conifer shrub with a low-growing, spreading habit and featuring fragrant, bright silvery-blue foliage in spring and summer, that turns to a plum-purple or bronze hue in winter. Uses include as a mass groundcover, stabilizing slopes, erosion control, rock gardens, retaining walls, borders. Excellent in intermountain and seacoast landscapes. Performs well in desert landscapes if provided with well-drained soil. It thrives in full sun; possesses very low shade tolerance and will become thin if planted in too much shade. Adaptable to sandy, loamy, clay, or rocky soils provided they are well-drained; handles highly alkaline and poor soils. Medium water use when installed and settling; requires minimal irrigation once established. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to -40°F.
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Hughes’ is an evergreen conifer shrub with a low-growing, spreading habit and featuring fragrant, bright silvery-blue foliage in spring and summer, that turns to a plum-purple or bronze hue in winter. Uses include as a mass groundcover, stabilizing slopes, erosion control, rock gardens, retaining walls, borders. Excellent in intermountain and seacoast landscapes. Performs well in desert landscapes if provided with well-drained soil. It thrives in full sun; possesses very low shade tolerance and will become thin if planted in too much shade. Adaptable to sandy, loamy, clay, or rocky soils provided they are well-drained; handles highly alkaline and poor soils. Medium water use when installed and settling; requires minimal irrigation once established. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to -40°F.
