Creeping Juniper

Retreived from: http://search.millcreeknursery.ca/11050005/Plant/3710/Lime_Glow_Juniper

Retrieved from: http://www.ask.com/explore/all-about-blue-rug-juniper

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 67.

Names: Creeping Juniper (English); Juniperus horizontalis (Latin)

Other Common Names: Blue Rug Juniper, Wilton’s Juniper

Habitat and Origin: Found all over North America and grows well in rock gardens or on river banks.

Characteristics: A creeping shrub that is low lying and steel blue in color.

Edible Portion: Fruit and young branches

Optimal Growing Conditions: Tolerates a wide range of well drained soil types and grows well in full sun to partial shade.

Aboriginal Peoples Uses: