Blue Star Juniper

Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Shrub

Height at Maturity: 1.5′-2′

Width at Maturity: 3-4′

Spacing: 2.5-3′ apart for mass planting or solid borders; 5′ or more for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Mounding, Spreading

Growth Rate: Slow

Flower Color: None

Flower Size: NA

Flowering Period: NA

Flower Type: NA

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Bluish Grey

Fragrant Foliage: Yes

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Light Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Very Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist or Dry

Soil pH: 5.5 – 7.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect

Description

A true-blue gem in the landscape, ‘Blue Star’ Juniper is a low-growing coniferous evergreen shrub with intense blue, awl-shaped, soft but spruce-like foliage that is complimentary to most any other type of plant growing nearby. It has a mounded hemispherical habit and typically grows to only 1 foot tall after 5 years, but eventually matures over time to an average of 2 feet high and 3 to 4 feet wide. Sometimes commonly called singleseed juniper because each bluish, berry-like, female cone contains but a single seed. This cultivar is a sport of Juniperus squamata ‘Meyeri.’

Landscape & Garden Uses

Its low and mounding form to 2 feet tall a 3 to 4 feet wide make the Blue Star Juniper ideal for use as an accent, in groupings, or in mass plantings in home foundation plantings, landscape borders and for erosion control on slopes, embankments and hillsides. Also excellent as an underplanting for small trees such as Japanese maples, crape myrtles, palms etc. A fine addition to conifer gardens, blue theme gardens, Asian gardens, rock gardens and the Xeriscape (low water needs).

Suggested Spacing: 2.5 to 3 feet apart for mass planting or solid borders; 5 feet or more for space between plants

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Growing Preferences

Blue Star Juniper is exceptionally easy to grow in most any average, well-drained soil and full sun, however will tolerate some light shade. Plants are exceptionally drought tolerant when established. Constantly soggy or wet soil can cause root rot or other harmful plant diseases. Very low maintenance, it requires no pruning.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for low growing Junipers.

Planting Low Growing Juniper Plants

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How To Measure Square Feet of A Planting Area

Determining How Many Plants To Fill A Planting Area

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Would have given the top rating except for shipping time of order. Would have preferred shipping at time necessary for planting. Otherwise I was very pleased with price and quality and promptness.————————————-So sorry for the delay in shipping. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

These are really nice with a deep color but a little smaller than I expected. I did order the gallon size and once they’re established they will be perfect. I will definitely order more.———————————————————————They will grow like crazy! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Both of these plants are in the ground and doing well.—————————————————–Thanks so much for the photo! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

very fast delivery and excellent condition!———————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

You have the best quality plants, service and speed at which plants are sent. They arrive in great condition and your planting directions are easy to follow. Thank you.——————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review and the kind words! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

These are not sold locally and I really wanted one. This plant arrived in beautiful condition and transplanted well. Super happy with it.———————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I was very pleased with the plants and especially the care you take in packing them and the speed in which they arrived.——————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

Pleasure working with this nursery. Well packed and in great shape. Will order from them again. Thank You!———————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

Healthy, beautiful juniper arrived quickly and well packed. Definitely will order more plants from this vendor in the fall.———————————–Hi Leila, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Blue Star Juniper. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

My Blue Star junipers arrived quickly and were some of the healthiest and best looking junipers I have ever purchased. I will definitely purchase from the Wilson Bros again. —————— WBG Reply: Hi Vance – Thanks for your review and for the compliments! It’s been our pleasure to serve you and we look forward to serving you again in the future. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

Superb Customer Svc, fantastic packaging, plants were very moist upon arrival and in great condition