Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Heatherbun'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- kam-ay-SIP-a-ris thy-OY-deez
- Description
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Heatherbun' is a small, rounded shrub-form of the Atlantic white cypress with persistent juvenile pale blue-green foliage that turns plum-purple in winter. Plant where the winter color can be enjoyed.
Preference is for well-drained moist sandy, peaty soil and tolerates occasional wet conditions. Plant in full sun and protect from windy conditions and snow loads as it is prone to splitting.
Works well as a specimen, hedge or foundation planting.
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:
- thyoides
- Family:
- Cupressaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 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
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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 pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8b, 8a
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Insignificant
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Purple/Lavender
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Blue-green needles with purplish winter color.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Design Feature:
- Foundation Planting
- Hedge
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Wet Soil
