Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
Blue Pacific Shore Juniper

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Dioecious and inconspicuous)
 Foliage Notes:
Blue (Blue-green foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Blue (Dark blue to almost silvery-blue cones, 1/3 to 1/2" subglobose, flat at the base )
 Ultimate Height:
1-2 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-9 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Well-drained, sandy soils; tolerates poor soils but not moisture
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Needles are crowned, overlapping, awl-shaped, 1/4 to 5/8" long and 1/16" in width, glaucous, blue-green, tapering to a fine point, grooved above with one band stomata, and convex below. Fruits are cones, dioecious, globe-like, flat at the base, 1/3 to 1/2" in diameter, 3 seeds inside, 3-angled, ovate, acuminate, dark blue, bloomy at maturity, and appearing silvery.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Drought Tolerant 275
  • Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Salt Tolerant 60
  • Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 186
  • Groundcover 54
  • Notable Texture 277
  • Slow Growth Rate 266

    • Additional Information

    Blue Pacific Shore Juniper is a low growing shrub that typically grows 1 to 2 inches in height, making this shrub a great choice for an evergreen groundcover. Needles are slightly shorter and more dense than the straight species, as well as being slightly more hardy that the straight species. Foliage has been described as having an ocean-blue color to its needles, hence its cultivar name. Adapts well to poor soils, sandy soils, and salt. Also listed as J. rigida subsp. conferta.

    2 Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific' found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12022_00058*BAGMALL
    22022_00058*AAGMALL

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