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Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific' - Blue Pacific Juniper

Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'

Blue Pacific Juniper

Categories: Shrub , Vine/Groundcover

Low growing and trailing habit this juniper sports ocean blue-green foliage that keeps its color well in colder weather.  Drought, heat, and cold tolerant once established in the landscape.  Adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions. Used as foundation planting, around taller shrubs or trees, hillside groundcover and seashore.


We offer the Blue Pacific 15" to 18" in a 3 gallon container.


More About Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'

  • Ideal for seaside planting.
  • Erosion control.
  • Excellent ground cover.
  • Shade tolerant.

Interesting Notes:

The shore juniper is a low growing ground cover that adapts well to sandy soil in seashore areas.  One of the handsomest of all the ground cover junipers.  Excellent when used in mass planting, on banks, draped over retaining walls and in planter boxes.  Tolerates shade very well makes it ideal for planting under trees. 


Blue Pacific Juniper Growing and Maintenance Tips

Fertilize in spring with an all purpose fertilizer before new growth begins.


Height:

6-12 Inches

Spread:

6-8 Feet

Hardiness Zone:

5-9

Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific' Characteristics

Exposure

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Critter Resistance

  • Deer Resistant

Soil Moisture

  • Average Water

Attributes

  • Low Maintenance
  • Ground Cover
  • Fast Growing
  • Mass Planting
  • Evergreen
  • Border or Bed

Habit

  • Trailing

Genus Overview: Juniperus

Common Name: Juniper

The Juniper is one of the toughest and most versatile evergreen landscape plants. It ranges from spreading ground cover types to large conical or pyramidal trees. Upright varieties are excellent as a screen, hedge, single specimen or as a windbreak. The low growing varieties are limitless when used as ground cover, foundation planting, grouping, or mass planting and to soften rock gardens. Needle-like foliage ranges in color from lustrous dark green to light green, blue, silver-blue, yellow and shades in-between. This resilient plant adapts to a variety of soil types and can withstand wind, drought, heat and humidity. Excellent for erosion control and can even withstand a little nibbling from deer and rabbits.