Family: Cupressaceae
Scientific Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera Golden Mop
Common Name: Golden Mop Japanese False Cypress
Description | A medium to small mounded False Cypress with yellow foliage. |
Pronunciation | (kamma-SIP-eris)(pie-sif-er-ah) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Coniferous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
Sunlight | full sun, tolerates some shade |
Moisture | prefers moist |
Soil & Site | moist well drained |
Leaves | bright golden thread-like foliage |
Dimensions | Dwarf mounding becoming broad pyramid with rounded crown with age reaching 3-4 feet in 10 years. |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1966 in U.K. |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr),
American Conifer Society and Iseli Nursery web sites |
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