Blue Sargent Juniper

Juniperus chinensis sargentii ‘Glauca’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Shrub

Height at Maturity: 2′

Width at Maturity: 4-6′

Spacing: 4-5′ for mass planting; 8′ or more for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Mounding, Slightly Arching, Broad, Spreading

Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

Flower Color: None

Flower Size: NA

Flowering Period: NA

Flower Type: NA

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Blue

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 – 7.0 (Moderately Acid to Nuetral)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect

Description

Blue Sargent Juniper is a handsome evergreen conifer producing a mound of feathery branches and blue foliage. The blue foliage of offers wonderful contrast when planted near plants with dark green, golden, yellow, purple, or red foliage. It’s salt tolerance makes it a good selection for seaside plantings. Perfect for us in mass plantings on sunny slopes and landscape borders.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing to about 2 feet tall in a mound to 5 feet wide or more, the Blue Sargent Juniper is excellent for use as a groundcover on large to small slopes and embankments, as a border in landscape beds, or as a low-growing foundation shrub. It is equally useful in small groupings or as an underplanting for small trees such as the Japanese Maple and Crape Myrtle, to mention a few. It is ideal for use in conifer and Xeriscape (low water need) gardens.

Spacing: 4-5′ for mass planting; 10′ or more for space between plants

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Growing Preferences

Blue Sargent Juniper is exceptionally easy to grow. It adapts well to most any average, well-drained soil and prefers full sun, however will tolerate some light shade. As with so many other ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soil can cause root rot or other harmful plant diseases. It is very low maintenance plant that requires no pruning and when established has very good drought tolerance.

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All six plants arrived in excellent condition. Couldn’t have been better! Very well packed to keep the plants well protected from damage as they traveled half way across the country.
The shrubs themselves are gorgeous. Wilson Bros must take very good care of the plants in their nursery. I couldn’t be more pleased.
My mom enjoyed gardening, and planted many junipers around the yard. I didn’t expect to have an emotional reaction upon opening the box and seeing them. As they grow, they’ll be a loving reminder of mom and her garden.————————————————–Hi Jack, Oh my goodness, thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Blue Sargent Juniper. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the wonderful review and kind words! 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

The plants were properly packaged and arrived on time. It would be helpful to have the plant specific instructions along with the shipment on how to plant them and to take care of them for the first couple months.———————————–Hi Olga, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Blue Sargent Juniper. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! For future reference, there are Planting and Care Instructions on each plant product page, under the Description tab. 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

My juniper shrubs arrived quickly, well-packed, and healthy. Couldn’t have asked for more. ——————– WBG Reply: Hi Anna Lee – Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review and for the compliments. Glad to hear you’re happy with your junipers and hope you enjoy them for years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens