Arizona cypress
Hesperocyparis glabra
USDA zones7 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size40 to 60 feet tall15 to 20 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Brown
- Foliage color
- Green, purple/lavender
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis glabra) is a tree for hedges, woodland plantings, and low maintenance landscapes. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is an evergreen that tolerates drought and salt, and birds visit it. Deer tend to browse other plants first. The foliage mixes green with purple and lavender tones all year.
Pairs well with Wax myrtle, Snowbrush, and Wallflower.
Native range
AZ.