Blue Pacific Juniper Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Pacific'
- Phonetic Spelling
- jew-NIP-er-us kon-FER-tah BLEW pah-SIF-ik
- Description
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Blue Pacific Juniper is a low trailing, evergreen shrub that grows up to 2' high. This plant prefers full sun, is drought tolerant, is tolerant of sandy soils, and is highly salt tolerant. This plant is good in rock gardens, good as ground cover, good for mass plantings, and is good for erosion control. This plant has no serious pest or disease problems and is seldom damaged by deer. It is intolerant of wet soil and has a slow growth rate. It will grow in a range of soil types provided they are well-drained. It grows as a low, trailing, spreading shrub.
Quick ID Hints:
- Plant is a low trailing, evergreen shrub.
- Has awl-shaped leaves that are crowded, whorled in threes, and are less than an inch long.
- Upperside of leaves have white glaucous bands and a deep groove.
- Has yellowish-green stems.
- Produces female cones that are berry-like, globular with a flat base, and are bluish to bluish-black in color.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Sloped Front Yard
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Juniperus
- Species:
- conferta
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Very Dry
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Blue
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Produces female cones that are berry-like, globular with flat base, 1/3"-1/2" in size, and are bluish to bluish-black in color.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Prickly
- Soft
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Whorled
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are awl-shaped, crowded, whorled in threes, and are less than 1" long and 1/16" wide. They are ocean blue-green in color, are soft to slightly prickly to touch, are non-decurrent, and are compact spaces. The upper sides of leaves have white glaucous bands and a deep groove. Grown for the foliage.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are yellowish-green in color. Primary stem lays along the ground with erect lateral branches bearing spreading secondary branches.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Diseases
- Drought
- Insect Pests
- Salt
