Water Needs Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.

Average Size at Maturity Slowly growing; reaches 3 to 5 ft. tall, 5 to 6 ft. wide.
Bloom Time Conifer; prized for foliage.
Design Ideas This little beauty is like a shining sapphire in gardens of hardy green dwarf shrubs. Use it a single accent in Asian schemes or for contrast in gardens heavy in cool colors. Adds brightness to dark parts of the yard and makes a nice low hedge against an emerald lawn. However, its real value is as a simple specimen.
Deciduous/ Evergreen Evergreen
Foliage Color Silver-blue
Garden Style Asian/Zen, Contemporary, Rustic
Growth Habit Rounded
Growth Rate Slow
Landscape Use Container, Privacy Screen, Specimen, Windbreak, Wildlife Garden, Urban Garden
Light Needs Full sun, Partial sun
Soil Needs All-Purpose Plant Food
Special Feature Dramatic Foliage Color, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, Extreme Cold Hardiness, North American Native Selection, Tolerates Acidic Soil, Tolerates Poor Soils, Year-round Interest, Bird Friendly, Tolerates Road Salt
Water Needs Moderate
Watering Needs Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
Companion Plants Switch Grass (Panicum); Weigela (Weigela); Speedwell (Veronica); Dwarf Ninebark (Physocarpus); Smoke Tree (Cotinus)