Calgary Carpet Juniper Juniperus sabina 'Monna'
- Phonetic Spelling
- jew-NIP-er-us sah-BY-nah
- Description
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Calgary Carpet Juniper is a low-growing, spreading evergreen shrub with an arching or weeping form in the cypress family. At maturity, the plant can reach a height of 6 to 9 inches, but it will spread 6 to 10 feet wide. The attractive foliage is soft and green and the hardy plant can tolerate heat, cold, drought and full sun. This cultivar was introduced by Monrovia Nursery in 1978 and the name, Calgary Carpet Juniper, is a registered trademark of Monrovia Nursery.
Calgary Carpet Juniper does well in a wide range of medium moisture, well-drained soil types, thrives in full sun, and is easy to grow. However, it will not tolerate wet conditions. The plant will tolerate some drought, once established.
It's low height, wide spread, and hardiness make it an excellent ground cover, especially for use on slopes for erosion control, along walkways, in borders or in rock gardens.
Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems: Susceptible to tip and needle blights. Root rot may occur in wet, poorly drained soils. Occasional insect pests include aphids, bagworms, webworms, borers and scale.
The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common juniper diseases and insect pests.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Juniperus
- Species:
- sabina
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 0 ft. 9 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Dense
- Horizontal
- Mounding
- Prostrate
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Fruit Description:
- Cones (pollen and seed-bearing) usually appear on different plants. Male plants produce catkin-like pollen cones. Female plants produce fleshy, berry-like, bluish-black seed cones.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Junipers do not have flowers.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Soft
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Whorled
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Sabina juniper leaves come in two types: scale-like (when mature) and awl/needle-like (when first established).
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Rock Wall
- Slope/Bank
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Heat
- Urban Conditions
