Cream Ball Chamaecyparis Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Cream Ball'
- Phonetic Spelling
- kam-ay-SIP-a-ris pi-SIF-er-a
- Description
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'Cream Ball' is a compact dwarf, rounded evergreen shrub with cream-colored, and finely textured foliage. It grows in the form of a very tight ball when young and is sometimes vulnerable to sun-scald. It is a great choice for rock gardens and troughs. It has fine, almost string-like brilliant gray-green foliage with cream variegation at the tips that helps add texture and color in the garden.
It is very slow-growing and after 10 years a mature specimen will measure 18 inches tall and 2 feet wide.
Plant in any moist well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Works great in a container or rock garden.
Obtain cuttings in October, November, December then treat with 1000 ppm IBA and finally put in a sand and peat mixture.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Chamaecyparis
- Species:
- pisifera
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Root Cutting
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- No true fruit - female seed-bearing cones are green when immature turning to brown.
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
- Flower Description:
- Not true flowers - the pollen bearing cones are small and often reddish, growing from the branch tips.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- White
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are gray-green and nearly thread-like with distinctive yellow-green to almost white tips.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Lawn
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Foundation Planting
- Screen/Privacy
- Small groups
- Specimen
