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Cedrus atlantica Glauca

Blue Atlas Cedar

Common Name: Blue Atlas CedarLatin Name: Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'Soil: Deep, well-drained, acidic loamsPosition: Full sun Flowering period/colour: None (Conifer)Hardiness: Fully hardyHeight and spread in 20 years: 12m/9mSpecial features: Handsome blue conifer, evergreen and ideal as a specimen tree in a large garden, park or school playground. Attractive cones.Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' is a striking blue conifer which is a really handsome addition to any garden that is large enough to accommodate its width. The tree is evergreen with attractive cones up to about 9cm in length. In its youth, the tree is conical, becoming somewhat flat-topped in later years. The mature size is about 12m tall and 9m wide.The tree prefers well-drained acidic soil. It is drought tolerant and prefers full sun. It can tolerate really hot regions and high humidity.This variety originates in the Northern Africa in the Atlas Mountain region.

Cedrus deodara

Deodar Cedar Tree

Common Name: Deodar Cedar TreeLatin Name: Cedrus deodaraSoil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sunHardiness: Fully hardyHeight/spread in 20 years: 8m x 4mSpecial features: Slightly pendulous branches that hold the glaucous foliage. Cedrus deodara is a wonderful evergreen conifer which has distinctive blue-green foliage that weeps slightly from the arching branches. This is a truly elegant conifer which makes an ideal specimen and it has the added interest of barrel-shaped cones when it matures. This conifer can grow to become quite large and it is great for woodland themed planting in a medium- large sized garden.

Chamaecyparis Curly Tops

Dwarf Sawara Cypress

Common Name: Dwarf Sawara CypressLatin Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Tops'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyHeight in 10 years: 1mSpecial features: Small, very blue curly rounded bush. (Evergreen)Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Tops' is a rounded, conical conifer with unusual curled foliage in a beautiful silvery-blue colour. An unusual dwarf conifer that adds colour and texture to either a small or large garden. Very little pruning is necessary.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Blue Nantais

Lawson cypress

Common Name: Lawson CypressLatin Name: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Blue Nantais'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyHeight in 10 years: 0.6-0.8mSpecial features: Conical habit, silver-blue in Summer. (Evergreen)Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Blue Nantais' has a conical shaped habit with silver blue foliage in summer. Growing to around 80cm in 10 years, this conifer is perfect for planting in a rockery or border.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Pembury Blue

Lawson Cypress

Common Name: Lawson CypressLatin Name: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Pembury Blue'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or shade (Avoid very exposed positions)Hardiness: Fully hardyHeight in 10 years: 1.8m - 2.2mSpecial features: Medium growing, conical shape, silver blue foliage. Suitable for shrubbery. (Evergreen)A fairly recent introduction but already popular, this has very good blue foliage which is slightly silvery and which takes on slightly deeper colour tones during the winter months providing a cool and soothing colour. This is a nice dense solid cone of a tree which grows about 30cm a year.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Wisselii

Lawson Cypress

Common Name: Lawson CypressLatin Name: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Wisselii'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or shade (Avoid very exposed positions)Hardiness: Fully hardyHeight in 10 years: 1.8m - 2.2mSpecial features: Medium, upward twisting branches, rich green. Suitable for shrubbery or screen. (Evergreen)A most distinct and attractive, fast growing tree of medium to large size. It is slenderly conical with widely spaced, ascending branches and the stout, upright branchlets bear short, crowded, fern like sprays of bluish-green foliage. The rather numerous, red male cones are most attractive in spring.

Chamaecyparis pisifera Silver Surprise

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Festuca Elijah Blue

Grass

The 'Elijah Blue' is a wonderfully compact ornamental grass which forms a neat mound at a low level. The slender leaves are sharp to touch and are a wonderful glaucous blue colour. This perennial looks particularly striking when it is planted alongside a darker plant such as the 'Uncinia Rubra'. A great choice for a border or bed.

Festuca glauca Intense Blue

Intense Blue Festuca

Common Name: Intense Blue Festuca Latin Name: Festuca glauca 'Intense Blue' Soil: Fertile, moist, well-drained soil Position: Full sun Flowering period/colour: Summer/ Blue flower spikes Hardiness: Hardy Eventual height/spread: 0.3m/ 0.2m Special features: Striking silvery blue leaves. The 'Intense Blue' injects an explosion of steely blue colour into any garden and it’s the perfect choice for planting in a pot on a sunny patio. The very fine leaves are highly ornamental and they form a wispy mound. In summer blue-green flower spikes add further interest and these age to a straw-like texture. As the name suggests, the colour is intense and therefore makes a fantastic accent plant for any of the darker grasses: we love it alongside the Carex testacea as the two plants have fine leaves, but with contrasting colours. 

Helictotrichon sempervirens

Blue Oat Grass

The Helictotrichon sempervirens, which is commonly known as the blue oat grass, is a wonderful ornamental grass that looks great in a gravel border. It features a fountain of blue-grey leaves which are evergreen and therefore hold their colour all year round. In summer, a further interest is added with the golden spikelets which appear in June-July.

Juniperus chinensis Blue Alps

Chinese juniper

Common Name: Chinese JuniperLatin Name: Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Alps'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or shadeHardiness: Fully hardyHeight/Spread in 10 years: 2.5m x 2.5mSpecial features: Upright branching habit with weeping tips. Ice blue in colour. (Evergreen)Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Alps' is a vigorous shrub with blue-grey foliage and light chestnut brown ascendant branches. Handsome and characterful, it is one of those plants with an obvious zest for life. If grown as a multi-branched form, it makes a superb fan shape. Use on border or shrubbery.

Juniperus conferta

Shore Juniper

Common Name: Shore JuniperLatin Name: Juniperus confertaSoil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or shadeHardiness: Fully hardySpread in 10 years: 0.8m - 1.2mSpecial features: Apple green ground cover, slightly prickly needles. (Evergreen)Juniperus conferta is a distinctive juniper with prickly, apple green foliage held on light, chestnut coloured stems that makes a rather refined ground cover. It has the merest touch of waywardness in its appearance. It is suitable for growing on banks and down walls and even in seaside locations as its native habitat is the coast of northern Japan.

Juniperus scopulorum Blue Arrow

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Common Name: Rocky Mountain JuniperLatin Name: Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyHeight in 10 years: 1.5-2mSpecial features: Narrow columnar habit, grey green foliage. (Evergreen)Rocky Mountain Juniper, also known as Juniperus Scopulorum 'Blue Arrow', makes an attractive, slow-growing and very narrow column of evergreen blue-green foliage that can achieve a height of 4 metres with a width of only 50cm. 

 With its narrow, columnar shape, Blue Arrow Juniper adds vertical interest to your landscape. Its compact size makes it a great choice for smaller gardens or tight spaces. Plus, its low maintenance requirements make it a hassle-free choice for busy gardeners.You can also use Rocky Mountain Juniper as a tall hedge to give your space some privacy. Alternatively, they also look great planted in rows. Gardeners often feel that Blue Arrow gives their space a formal or regal look. 

 The needles are pressed close against the branches, giving vertically held looking sprays that, on close inspection, can appear rather coarse looking.

 Juniperus Scopulorum is the narrowest, most 'pencil like' of all columnar conifers, making it very useful for landscapers.
 Resilient and hardy, Rocky Mountain Juniper will tolerate most soil types, but it’s best planted it in a sheltered, shady site to encourage its leanness.Add Rocky Mountain Juniper to your space today and watch the vertical growth transform your garden.


Juniperus squamata Blue Star

Flaky juniper

Common Name: Flaky juniperLatin Name: Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or shadeHardiness: Fully hardySpread in 10 years: 0.4m - 0.6mSpecial features: Compact bun shape, steel blue colour. (Evergreen)Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' is an irregularly-shaped, spreading, dwarf juniper with slightly silvered, blue foliage. It is attractive for the colour of its foliage and for its chunky, short branches. It could be useful in an informal scheme, perhaps if planted between rocks.