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Juniper ‘Blue Star’ 20/40cm (2L)

Juniperus squamata

£14.95

Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’ is a compact, slow-growing evergreen shrub with intense silvery-blue foliage. This cultivar of the flaky juniper forms a dense, star-shaped mound, making it an excellent choice for rock gardens, borders, and container plantings.

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£14.95
1 item
£14.20
2 - 4 items
£13.90
5 - 9 items
£13.46
10+ items

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Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’, commonly known as Blue Star flaky juniper, is a captivating dwarf evergreen shrub that brings a touch of stellar beauty to any garden landscape. This slow-growing cultivar is prized for its intense silvery-blue foliage that maintains its striking colour throughout the year, creating a focal point of icy brilliance in all seasons. ‘Blue Star’ typically forms a dense, compact mound over many years, making it an ideal choice for small gardens, rock gardens, and container plantings.

The needles are short and prickly, arranged in tight whorls that give the plant a texture reminiscent of a sea urchin or a twinkling star, hence its name. This juniper’s compact habit requires little to no pruning to maintain its attractive shape, naturally forming a symmetrical, slightly depressed globe. Its hardiness and drought tolerance once established make it a low-maintenance option for busy gardeners or challenging landscape areas.

The year-round silvery-blue colour adds a cool, soothing element to garden designs, creating stunning contrasts when paired with plants featuring gold or deep green foliage. Whether used as a specimen in a rock garden, massed for ground cover, or featured in mixed container plantings, Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’ offers UK gardeners a hardy, visually stunning solution for adding year-round structure and colour to their outdoor spaces. Its compact size and striking appearance make it equally at home in traditional and contemporary garden settings, providing a versatile and enduring presence in the landscape.

Cultural Requirements
Junipers, in general, are quite hardy and can tolerate a range of soil conditions, though they prefer well-drained soils. ‘Blue Star’ would likely thrive best in full sun to bring out its blue hue, but it’s also adaptable to partial shade. Regular watering during its initial years will benefit its growth, but mature plants are relatively drought-tolerant.

Maintenance
Junipers are relatively low maintenance. They may need occasional pruning if a specific shape or size is desired, but ‘Blue Star’, with its natural upright form, often requires minimal intervention.

Hardiness
Juniperus squamata and its cultivars are generally hardy, able to withstand cold temperatures – down to -20C and a variety of environmental conditions.

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Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height
5–10 years

Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres

🇬🇧 UK Grown in Lancashire.

Season of Interest

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Shade


Pot Size

2 litre

Foliage

Evergreen

Foliage Colour

Blue

Hardiness

-20°C and below (H7)

When Mature

Safety

Contact Dermatitis, Pet Safe

Watering

Moderate

Preferred Soil Type

Any well drained soil

Preferred Soil pH

Neutral

Fragrance

Moderate


RHS Award of Garden Merit

Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.

You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.

With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.

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Returns
In the rare instance that your item has been damaged during delivery or incorrectly shipped by us, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the return and replacement of your item.

Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.

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Delivery charges will be based on the highest applicable rate from our rate table, determined by the items in your order.
Alternatively, we offer the option to collect your items in person by prior arrangement.
These prices are based on delivery to UK Mainland. Delivery to Highlands & Islands will be more.
Delivery Class Delivery Cost
Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked £3.25 (Flat)
Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class £0.95 (Flat)
Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked £3.25 (Flat)
Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class £2.10 (Flat)
Standard Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) £7.95 (Flat)This item
Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) £4.49 (Flat)This item
Medium Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) £7.95 (Flat)
Large Items - Pallet Courier £90.00 (Flat)
Large Items - Standard Courier (Parcelforce) £28.95 (Flat)
Large Items - Standard Courier (Parcel Force) £24.95 (Flat)
Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier£90.00 (Flat)

We are a small family business based in Euxton, West Lancashire. We specialise in the supply of trees, shrubs both bare root & cell grown. Much of our stock is grown directly on site from seed or cuttings. Other stock is all UK sourced where possible.

We adhere to industry leading biosecurity measures, this ensures that our nursery remains clean and disease free.

We are DEFRA registered and our nursery is regularly inspected to confirm compliance with all current plant and plant health regulations.

Our Plant Passport Registration Number is GB140010

You can view our Plant Healthy report here.

We are actively working towards the Grown in Britain certification along with the Plant Healthy certification.

Should you have any concern or question in respect of our plant health matters, please get in touch.