Rheingold American arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones2 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Rheingold' American arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold') is a shrub for hedges, specimen planting, foundation beds, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows slowly into a dense, evergreen, fragrant mound that reaches 3 to 5 feet tall and wide. Birds visit it. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Globosa Colorado spruce, Rock soapwort, and Red fescue.