Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Aurea'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- kam-ay-SIP-a-ris pi-SIF-er-a
- Description
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Plumosa Aurea Sawara cypress is an evergreen shrub with slightly variable bronze-yellow to creamy foliage that retains more of the softer "juvenile foliage".
Plant in any moist well-drained soil in sun to part shade.
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
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Rounded
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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
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- White
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Needles
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Branchlets have feathery leaves that are needle-like and somewhat spreading. Color is green above and whitish below. May become brownish in winter.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Hedge
- Screen/Privacy
