Southern Lace False Cypress is a fast-growing non-flowering evergreen conifer shrub with an open-branched pyramidal habit and arching branchlets. The soft, flat scale-like leaves stay a medium green and have a light scent. Its small cones are green-brown (female) or orange-brown (male) depending on gender. Prefers full sun and moist well-drained soil. Southern Lace is drought and disease resistant.
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Type:
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Shrub, Conifer
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Height:
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15’ - 20’
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Spread:
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6’ - 8’
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Spacing:
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7’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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5 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly but needs well-drained soil. Juniper blight, root rot, and certain insect pests can be issues if soil to wet. Shelter from hard winds.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or Groups plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Garden, Foundation Planting, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Heavenly Bamboo, Azalea, Japanese Maple
IMAGE: Photo by Mark Bolin, chamaecyparis obtusa (2)
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
