Valley Cushion mugo pine
Pinus mugo 'Valley Cushion'
USDA zones2 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Valley Cushion' mugo pine (Pinus mugo 'Valley Cushion') is a shrub for rock gardens, borders, containers, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows slowly into a broad evergreen mound that reaches 24 to 36 inches tall and wide. Birds visit it, and it tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Rock soapwort, Red Wings moss phlox, Shrubby cinquefoil, and Red fescue.