Cedrus deodara 'Devinely Blue' is a semi-dwarf cultivar with an origin story that is more specific than most. The seedling was discovered by Bill Devine at Angelica Nurseries in Maryland, and the cultivar name honours him directly — the common misspelling 'Divinely' is, as the description notes with some affection, the correct spelling of the word but the incorrect spelling of the man's name. When young the plant takes on a flat-topped mounding form; with age it gradually becomes more conical, eventually reaching about five feet tall and six feet wide over a decade's slow, steady growth of roughly six inches per year.

The needles are a light blue-green, finer in texture than the species, and the branch tips droop attractively. Lower branches sit close to the ground, giving it a planted-in-place solidity that reads well in rock gardens, along lawn edges, or in drought-tolerant plantings where it can be used as an accent against broader-leaved, greener neighbours. It tolerates heat and humidity better than some of its relatives and is reliably deer resistant. Dry soils suit it well; overwatering in heavy soil is the surest way to cause problems. For gardeners in tighter spaces or under powerlines, this is a cedar that stays where it is put.