Green Carpet Korean fir
Abies koreana 'Green Carpet'
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Green Carpet' Korean fir (Abies koreana 'Green Carpet') is a shrub for ground cover, specimen planting, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It stays 12 to 24 inches tall and spreads 59 to 71 inches wide. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. This evergreen grows slowly and tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Aureola Japanese forest grass, Purple moor grass, and Japanese maple.