Blue Chip Creeping Juniper

Blue Chip is a low, spreading evergreen juniper with silvery blue-green foliage that can turn purple at the tips in winter. Its dense groundcover form suits slopes, rock gardens, and edges where long branches can spread. ## Form and landscape use Monrovia identifies this plant as Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Chip’ and describes a widely spreading groundcover. It lists a height of about one foot and a spread of 6–8 feet; NC State Extension reports 8–10 inches tall and 8–10 feet wide. Both sources describe a very low, broad plant. Place it in a sunny groundcover bed, on a slope, or beside a retaining wall, and allow enough room to spread. [Monrovia](https://www.monrovia.com/blue-chip-juniper.html) · [NC State Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/juniperus-horizontalis-blue-chip/common-name/creeping-juniper/) ## Growing conditions Full sun and well-drained soil suit this juniper. Water regularly during the first growing season, then reduce watering after roots establish; Monrovia notes that established plants tolerate moderate drought in cooler regions. Avoid poorly drained ground. ## Maintenance Mulch to suppress weeds until the planting fills in. Junipers are evergreen and valued chiefly for their foliage rather than showy flowers.