Filips Magic Moment American arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Filips Magic Moment'
MBG Plant of Merit 2007
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Filips Magic Moment' American arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Filips Magic Moment') is a shrub for hedges, privacy screens, specimen planting, and foundation plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows slowly into a dense, fragrant evergreen. Birds visit it.
Pairs well with Creeping juniper, Winterberry, Prairie dropseed, and Nodding onion.