Slow grower perfect for small spaces! Sometimes you want a plant to grow very quickly. You want it to shield a view or cover an eyesore fast. You might want it to fill in an empty spot in your border, like, yesterday.But then, there are those times when you don’t want a fast grower. You want a plant that will look the same next year as the day you planted it. You want to know exactly what you’re getting right now. Maybe you have a rock or Zen garden that has a specific place that needs filled and there isn’t room for a big plant. Maybe you’re one of the millions of people who are enjoying the current “small garden” movement.If any of the above fits you, then Cream Ball False Cypress is your perfect plant. Cream Ball only reaches 2 feet tall and wide and it only grows 1 inch per year, so you can fit it exactly where you want it and know that it won’t be gangly and out of bounds next year – or the year after – or really ever!Cream Ball forms a round feathery mass of gray-green with blonde highlights all over. This evergreen is a perfect foil for darker green conifers and maroon-leaved perennials.Cream Ball False Cypress has the form, the color and the size to add that wow-factor you are looking for right now! Order yours soon!* Slow grower * Great foliage color all year* Low growing – no pruning required* Low maintenance* Great for rock and Zen gardens.
Category: False Cypress Shrubs
Golden Mop False Cypress
Evergreen Shrub with Outstanding Color The Golden Mop False Cypress, Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Golden Mop’, is a dwarf evergreen shrub with outstanding landscape color. It would work well for foundation plantings in your yard, or in the front of borders. You could use this plant for Bonsai as well. Your Golden Mop False Cypress is an adorable shrub with an equally adorable name. Called “Golden Mop” for its mop head appearance, this little gem features foliage of a golden yellow hue. The long, thin, bowing stems combined with the fine needled foliage tend to give your Golden Mop False Cypress a delightfully fuzzy appearance, adding to its charm. The golden yellow color will hold true throughout the seasons so you can enjoy the bright color in your landscape year-round. Golden Mop False Cypress is a gently-mounded dwarf evergreen. It has no serious insect or disease problems of note, is drought tolerant and forgiving of some salt. It’s considered a low maintenance shrub so you won’t have to fuss with it like some other landscape varieties. For outstanding color in an adorable shrub, the Golden Mop False Cypress is the choice for you. * Bright Foliage Color * Dwarf Evergreen* Hardy.
Japanese Lemon Thread False Cypress
Sunshine yellow all year long!Some things are worth the wait. Japanese False Cypress Lemon Thread is one of those things. This slow grower will only reach 3 to 5 feet tall in 20 years, but the impact it will make in your garden will be much bigger!Lemon Thread is an evergreen that keeps its soft-looking bushy needle-like foliage all year long. It’s not fair to call it an evergreen, though, as its color is truly a striking lemon-lime, emphasis on lemon. The yellow color lights up when you put it next to other evergreens, conifers or even a brick wall. In the dead of winter Lemon Thread bring a shot of much-needed color to your garden.Lemon Thread grows well in average, well-drained soil in all but the shadiest conditions. (For the best yellow color, though, plant it in full sun!)The soft texture is amazing. The needles/leaves look almost like they are dripping off of the plant.Use Lemon thread as an accent or in groups. Either way it is going to be a star in your garden! * Designer favorite * Gorgeous yellow leaf color all year * Great texture for your landscape * Four seasons of interest.
Soft Serve® False Cypress
Soft, Compact EvergreenChamaecyparis Soft Serve, Soft Serve™ Chamaecyparis pisfera ‘Dow Whiting’, is a compact, slow growing, lush, and conical evergreen that is the perfect size for use as a specimen or landscape hedge.It sports soft fern-like branches that have rich bright green leaves. An attractive blue tint appears on the underside of the foliage.Soft Serve is extremely adaptable, but prefers moist, loamy, well-drained, lime-free soils. Requires no pruning, but minimal pruning can be done in summer if desired.It does need protection from harsh winter sun and winds, so select location carefully. It matures to a 6′-10′ height with an equal spread.Soft Serve is a perfect plant for containers, hedges, mixed shrub-perennials borders, containers, hedges, mixed borders, and accents. It becomes a winter shelter for songbirds and quail!Zones 5-7.* Soft Fern Like Branches* Lush Conical Form* Great hedge.