Family: Cupressaceae • Pot diameter: 13 cm • Height: ~50–55 cm
Slim, architectural form with blue-green foliage. A tough evergreen conifer for full sun and well-drained sandy/rocky soils with low maintenance needs.
🔹 Narrow, clean column that gives structure year-round.
🎨 Blue-green tone for modern schemes.
🛡️ Good drought tolerance once established.
Great for
🪴 Paired at entrances or rhythmically repeated in borders.
🪨 Rock gardens, xeriscapes, gravelled Mediterranean beds.
🏙️ Minimal/Japanese-inspired compositions in small spaces.
Placement & care
Plant in full sun and well-drained sandy/rocky substrate. Water deeply and infrequently, letting soil dry out. Avoid heavy, wet soils. Prune lightly and only into green growth—this cultivar does not regenerate from old wood.
Nice companions
Festuca glauca & Helictotrichon — bluish grasses that echo the foliage.
Lavandula & Santolina — Mediterranean palette with matching sun/drainage needs.
Perovskia & low Thymus — silver-mauve tones over gravel for crisp lines.
Variety origin click to read
Taxonomy:Juniperus chinensis shows a wide range of cultivars and adaptability across climates.
Range & habitat: East Asia (China–Japan). Dry slopes and rocky, fast-draining substrates.
