Landscape Notes: Soft Serve Gold false cypress is the perfect plant for adding year-round color to your landscape. It naturally grows as a dense pyramid so is especially nice for planting near your front door or any place you'd like a formal accent. Easily grown in sun or shade for maximum versatility.
Exposure/Culture: Quite versatile, Soft Serve Gold False Cypress can take varying degrees of full to part sun and neutral to slightly acidic soil. Ensure that the soil is moist, fertile, and well-draining for best results. Just plant and literally sit back and relax.
For most years, pruning is barely needed. Pruning is only necessary for broken, crossing, or misshapen branches. For the most part, this False Cypress naturally wants to stay conical compact in appearance.
Other Notes: It is hard to find a shrub that stays as well manicured and true to form as Chamaecyparis without the extra work. A native to Japan, this plant radiates wisdom and beauty picturesque of a zen garden. It is low maintenance and once established, it is quite drought tolerant . There are so many ways to admire its beauty. Use this plant to soften corners and create the illusion of flowing garden beds. Even try incorporating Soft Serve in large urns , string it with lights, and illuminate your front door.
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Genus |
Chamaecyparis |
Species |
pisifera |
Container Size |
3 Gallon |
Foliage Color |
Yellow |
Mature Height |
6 - 10 Feet |
Mature Spread |
6 - 10 |
Soil |
Well Drained |
Zones |
4 - 8 |
Mature Form |
Upright |
Growth Rate |
Medium |
Sun Exposure |
Full to Partial Sun |
Flower Color |
N/A |
Fall Color |
Yellow |
Bloom Period |
N/A |