Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Golden Mop’

Photo Credit:

Monrovia

BOTANICAL NAME:  Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Golden Mop’

COMMON NAME: “Gold Mop Falsecypress”

ATTRACTS: 

RESISTANT: Deer

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME:

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Full to Part Sun       

HEIGHT: 2 to 5 feet

WIDTH: 2 to 5 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Evergreen

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Moist, well-drained soil

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Drought tolerant

Attracts birds

Winter interest

HARDINESS ZONES: 4-8

Gold Mop Cypress is a compact, evergreen shrub w/a rounded to conical form. Golden yellow, needled foliage is pendulous and drooping. Holds color throughout the year. Good selection to be planted in a row as a low hedge or as a specimen. Slow growing.