Woody > Juniperus > Juniperus conferta > Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific'
Juniperus conferta
'Blue Pacific'
| Family |
| cupressaceae |
| Genus |
| Juniperus |
| Species |
| conferta |
| Cultivar |
| 'Blue Pacific' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -17 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 0 |
| Height |
| 0.6 m |
| Spread |
| 1.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A wonderful ground cover with a dense blue-green foliage that is highly salt tolerant and best when not pruned. It has feathery branches of sharp blue-green needles. The leaves are awl shaped and it is soft and prickly to the touch. |
| Landscape |
| The blue pacific juniper is used in rock/alpine gardens, border edging, and ground covers. |
| Cultivation |
| The blue pacific juniper prefers full sun and is highly tolerant to salt, drought, and sandy soils. it is intolerant to wet soils. It grows in all soil as long as it is well drained. |
| Shape |
| Spreading plants that can grow 10-18 inches and 6-8 feet wide, with awl shapes leaves grouped in three. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| A low trailing evergreen shrub that has a bluish green colour with awl shaped leaves whorled in threes, and are less than an inch long. It produces female cones that are berry like and black in colour. |
| Pests |
| Can be prone to aphids and juniper scales. Can also be prone to certain diseases such as blight or cedar apple rust. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| The stems are yellowish green in colour with lateral branches that lay along the ground. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are awl shaped, whorled in three. They are slightly prickly to the touch and are bluish green in colour. |
| Fruit Description |
| The blue pacific juniper produces berry-like cones with a flat base that are bluish black in colour. |
| Colour Description |
| The colour of the foliage is a blue-green colour with black berry like cones and a yellowish green stem that crawls along the ground. |
| Texture Description |
| When you feel the leaves of a blue pacific juniper, you will notice that the leaves are soft and slightly prickly to the touch, and the berries are hard to the touch. |
| Propagation |
| Junipers are generally propagated from semi-hardwood cuttings best taken in July through November. Roots will have most likely developed by the following spring. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The berries are used to make essential oils used for digestive problems, fungal diseases and heartburn. The oil is inhaled to treat bronchitis and numb pain. |
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