Juniperus sabina var. tamariscifolia ‘New Blue’

New Blue Tam Juniper

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Ground Covers / Shrubs

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen

Overall Mature Size: Small

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 1-2' x 5-10'

Natural Growth Habit: Low, Mounding, Spreading

Native To: Asia, Cultivar, Europe

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: Non-Flowering

Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Erosion Control / Hedge / Intermountain Conditions / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #5

Sunset Garden Zones: 1-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-7

A Bit More

Juniperus sabina var. tamariscifolia ‘New Blue’ is an evergreen conifer shrub with a low, spreading, and mounding habit and featuring rich blue-green foliage year-round. It is an improved, selected strain of the Juniperus sabina ‘Tamariscifolia’ that has better summer color and keeps its summer color better in winter, produces more berries, and is more dense and compact. Uses include as a groundcover, erosion control, weed suppression, foundation plantings, low hedges and borders. Excellent in intermountain landscapes. Tolerant of desert and seacoast conditions. It requires medium water when installed and is acclimating; low water once established. Highly adaptable to soil conditions. It thrives in poor, sandy, rocky, and alkaline soils, provided they are well-drained. It cannot tolerate standing water or wet, soggy soils. Best in full sun but can accept partial shade. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to -30°F.

A Bit More

Juniperus sabina var. tamariscifolia ‘New Blue’ is an evergreen conifer shrub with a low, spreading, and mounding habit and featuring rich blue-green foliage year-round. It is an improved, selected strain of the Juniperus sabina ‘Tamariscifolia’ that has better summer color and keeps its summer color better in winter, produces more berries, and is more dense and compact. Uses include as a groundcover, erosion control, weed suppression, foundation plantings, low hedges and borders. Excellent in intermountain landscapes. Tolerant of desert and seacoast conditions. It requires medium water when installed and is acclimating; low water once established. Highly adaptable to soil conditions. It thrives in poor, sandy, rocky, and alkaline soils, provided they are well-drained. It cannot tolerate standing water or wet, soggy soils. Best in full sun but can accept partial shade. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to -30°F.