Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Pygmy' is a diminutive, flattened globose selection of creeping juniper with dense, layered, slowly spreading branching and prickly silver-Blue foliage. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 5 inches (12 cm) tall and 10 inches (25 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of less than 1 inch (2.5 cm).
This conifer performs best when grown in full sun and well-drained soil with adequate irrigation. As one of the dwarfest known selections of this species, 'Blue Pygmy' is a "must" for the eclectic rockery or miniature conifer collection.
This cultivar originated as seedling selection around 1990 by Nils Neumann at zu Jeddeloh Nursery, Oldenburg, Germany.
