Blue Star Juniper - Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' Cypress Family (Taxodiaceae)

‘Blue Star’ Singleseed Juniper is a cultivar that is a dwarf conifer, an evergreen, and slow-growing shrub that may reach from 1 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 4 feet wide.1

The leaves are blue-gray, awl-shaped needles with a white band that overlap and are densely arranged in whorls of three. The fruits are bluish berry-like seed cones.1

The ‘Blue Star’ Singleseed Juniper cultivar is a great selection as a foundation plant, for rock gardens, specimens, or planted in mass as a ground cover.1

References:
  1. Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’. North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox.
    https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/juniperus-squamata-bluestar/. No Publication Date. Accessed January 25, 2024.
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