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Beginner
skill rating |
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8m
max. spread |
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12m
max. height |
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20-50 years
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1 hour care
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This plant
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Botanical name: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'
Other names: Sawara cypress 'Filifera Aurea'
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Genus: Chamaecyparis
Variety or cultivar: 'Filifera Aurea' _ 'Filifera Aurea' is a slow-growing, large, evergreen coniferous shrub with an open, broadly conical habit. Its foliage is gracefully weeping and golden-yellow, held in short tufts and longer unbranched shoots.
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea' is: Evergreen
Foliage: Golden-yellow in All seasons
Habit: Broadly conical, Open branches, Weeping
Toxicity: Contact with foliage may irritate skin.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea' (Sawara cypress 'Filifera Aurea') will reach a height of 12m and a spread of 8m after 20-50 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, City, Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Foliage only
Cultivation: Plant in moist but well-drained soil. Can tolerate chalk soils, but prefers slightly acidic soil.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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