Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana " Drooping Solo"

. It is a hardy, evergreen conifer with soft, scale-like needles. Perhaps all over the world in temperate climates, it is widely planted in gardens and parks and is popular for its variability. There are many colourful varieties that brighten up compositions of dark green shrubs and trees and perform also in decorative outdoor containers.

Drooping Solo is a Lawson cypress variety discovered by a Dutch conifer lover and horticulturist Wiel Linssen from Baexem. Drooping Solo forms dense shrubs of a broadly pyramidal shape with drooping, delicate twigs. Adult size has not yet been determined and is estimated to be around 3 meters tall and 2 meters wide. The scale-like needles are medium green and soft to the touch. It grows moderately fast, approx. 30 cm per year and bushes out even without pruning. Still, it can be pruned in two ways – spring pruning encourages branching and summer shearing is great for shaping.

Lawson cypress prefers moist but well-drained, slightly acidic soil but is adaptable to almost all types of soil. Grow it in full sun or half shade either in a garden bed or in a container where moisture must be regularly checked but remove the saucer (it requires more frequent watering than e.g. pine tree) and the plant has to be fed once it has consumed all nutrients from the original soil. In a border it requires no maintenance at all. Fully hardy to min. -29 °C

CHAMAECYPARIS lawsoniana ‘Filip’s Golden Sprinklers’

has long hairy yellow foliage. This Lawson cypress has a moderate growth

Plants about 60 cm tall
55 € each