Juniperus Sq. "Blue compact"

Juniperus squamata 'Blue Compact' is a dwarf, slow-growing evergreen conifer with dense, silvery-blue foliage and a tidy, rounded habit. Perfect for rock gardens, borders, and containers, it provides year-round color and structure with minimal maintenance.

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Juniperus squamata 'Blue Compact' is a compact, mound-forming evergreen shrub prized for its intensely blue, needle-like foliage and neat, bushy growth. Typically reaching around 50–80 cm in height and 1–1.2 meters in width, this slow-growing variety is perfect for small gardens, edging, or adding color to rockeries and mixed borders.

Its foliage is dense and fine-textured, maintaining a rich silvery-blue tone throughout the year, with potential for purplish hues in colder months. The plant naturally forms a rounded, low mound, requiring no pruning to maintain its shape—making it ideal for low-maintenance landscapes.

‘Blue Compact’ thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, and is highly drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and tolerant of urban pollution once established. Its moderate size and attractive form also make it a good choice for container planting or as a low specimen in formal or informal designs.