Blue Star JuniperJuniperus squamata ’Blue Star’

A dense, multistem evergreen shrub with a ground-hugging, mounding, habit of growth. Features blue, star-shaped foliage throughout the season. New growth emerges silver blue in spring. Deer do not particularly care for this plant.

Features:

• Small size shrub
• Slow growth rate
• Blue fall color
• General garden use
• Mass planting
• Rock/alpine garden
• Foundation planting
• Deer resistant
• Xeriscape
• Bestseller

Optimal Growing Conditions:

• Plant in a full sun location
• Adaptable to both dry and moist conditions but will not tolerate standing water
• Consider applying a thick mulch around root zone to insulate in exposed or cooler locations
• Considered to be drought tolerant once established
• Will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location
• Will benefit from adequate snow coverage
• Highly tolerant to urban pollution

Maintenance:

• Low maintenance
• Best pruned in late winter or early spring once the threat of extreme cold has passed