Mops mugo pine
Pinus mugo 'Mops'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones2 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall2.5 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Mops' mugo pine (Pinus mugo 'Mops') is a shrub for rock gardens, containers, borders, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows slowly into a broad evergreen mound that reaches 36 to 48 inches tall. Birds visit it, and it tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Globosa Colorado spruce, Golden Globe American arborvitae, Red fescue, and Rosea lily of the valley.