Variation
var. albertiana 'Conica'
This dwarf conical shrub has bright green dense foliage and grows to 3m (10ft) tall but is slow growing. It is planted in small gardens and rockeries or may be used as a container plant.

Cultivar
'Echiniformis'
This dwarf shrub forms a low mounded habit with sharply pointed short grey-blue needle-like leaves. It is planted in rockeries and garden beds as a ground cover or as a spillover above retaining walls. It is suitable for a sunny position in a small garden.