Blue Ice Arizona cypress
Hesperocyparis glabra 'Blue Ice'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size40 to 50 feet tall15 to 20 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Blue Ice' Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis glabra 'Blue Ice') is a tree for hedges, xeriscapes, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average soil of most types. It stays evergreen all year and tolerates drought and salt. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Give it room, since it can reach about 40 feet tall or more.
Pairs well with Frosted Curls sedge, Bressingham Ruby bergenia, and Cardinal red twig dogwood.