This low-growing evergreen maintains its rich, blue-green foliage throughout the year. Its distinctive radial branching spreads 1-2 feet high. Ideally used as an accent specimen, ground cover, and perfect for cascading over rocks or walls.
This low-maintenance evergreen needs a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. After the mature root system is established, watering is needed occasionally, except during a drought, watering is needed regularly. Pruning to desired shape is recommended only at early stages of growth to encourage branching. Pruning older branches may not encourage new growth.
Graceful branches are beautiful cascading over rocks or walls; a perfect accent or groundcover as well. Retains its showy, glowing silver-blue foliage coloring through winter. Evergreen.
A very reliable source of silver-blue coloring. Adaptable to snow and frost as well as excessive heat. Lovely when planted around boulders or in rock gardens, where its twisted branches can be trained to unique forms. Thrives in rocky, thin mountain soils or the sandy gravel of inland deserts. Use on slopes for coverage or erosion control. Plant along retaining walls and curbs, where its foliage will cover them year-round. Good along the hot, glary edges of streets and driveways.
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. As a groundcover, space plants 5 ft. apart, (closer for faster coverage). Control weeds with mulch until the plants cover the area. Deer resistant.
