Golden Mop sawara cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop'
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 5 feet tallup to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Open
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Golden Mop' sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop') is a shrub for borders, containers, rock gardens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It stays evergreen all year, so it adds color when other plants fade. It is also drought tolerant, and it grows at a moderate pace.
Pairs well with Green Velvet buxus, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Autumn fern, and Cora Louise peony.