Description
Blue Pacific Juniper, commonly called Shore Juniper, is a decumbent evergreen shrub that is native to certain sandy coastal areas of Japan and Sakhalin Island Russia. It is a dense, low-spreading plant that grows 10-18 inch tall and spreads by creeping, branched stems over time to 6-8′ wide. ‘Blue Pacific’ is a trailing, lower growing cultivar that typically grows to at most 12 inch tall. In comparison to J. conferta, ‘Blue Pacific’ is noted for having 1 better blue foliage color, 2 better ground cover form, 3 denser foliage along the branches and 4 better resistance to winter injury. Aromatic, awl-shaped, spiny-pointed, blue-green needles to 5/8 inch long appear in groups of three. Fleshy, blackish, berry-like seed cones acquire a silvery bloom at maturity. Wonderful, low spreading form makes a superb groundcover, group planting or single specimen. Dense blue-green foliage gives this selection a handsome appearance and is best when not pruned, but rather left in its natural form. A notably heat tolerant variety. This popular, fast-growing evergreen maintains its dense, ocean blue-green foliage year-round. Its needles are dense and shorter than other junipers with a low-trailing growth habit spreading 2-3 feet 6 inches tall. Best performs as groundcover, seashore planting, planter boxes, and draped over walls. This easy-to-grow evergreen needs a regular water schedule to ensure the growth of a mature root system. After the mature root system is established, watering is needed occasionally, except during a drought, watering is needed regularly. Prune once or twice a year around the edges in order to keep the middle of the plant full.
