Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
Blue Pacific Shore Juniper

Family:

Cupressaceae (Cypress Family) 98

Genus:

Juniperus (Juniper, Chinese Juniper, Creeping Juniper, Savin Juniper, Redcedar) 56

Plant Type:

Shrub 468

Growth Forms:

Prostrate / Creeping / Mat-Forming 24

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 5 251

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Evergreen 262

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 288

Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96

Pollution Tolerant 217

Salt Tolerant 60

Tolerant of Poor Site Conditions 187

Groundcover 59

Notable Texture 282

Slow Growth Rate 271

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.