Would you recommend Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Nidiformis'....
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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Summer Snow'
Comments (1)Just a suggestion, but you might find some assistance in the Conifer Forum, rather than Botany. I've attached the link to that forum. Very, very slow growth rate. Good for a rockery. As with all conifers, the flowers are insignificant. Conifers are not grown for their flowers. No pruning required but can be shaped should you do desire. Not particularly prone to pest problems. You would get more information from the Conifer folks. Here is a link that might be useful: Click here for the Conifer Forum...See MoreChamaecyparis lawsoniana intertexa
Comments (4)I grow one here in Herefordshire. I know it is not always a useful guide, but have you tried the two nurseries listed as having it in the RHS Plantfinder? There is a group of three of them growing in Wisley RHS Gardens, practically on the boundary with the A3. I think I remember seeing a large one, on the drive at Trewithen. I am sure you will find it at one of the larger Dutch suppliers too....See MoreChamaecyparis lawsoniana Zone?
Comments (30)Sorry to have posted and then forgot about it. Unless my memory is playing tricks on me again, I attended the Northern Plant Conference and Bill Hendricks, Klyn Nursery, mentioned that there was some guessing about where it landed exactly. I didn't write it down but I think he mentioned either Lawson or Nootka with Nootka being plausible since it is much more adapted to the interior states climates than the run of the mill Lawson. For anyone who's interested, his list of Lawsons for the interior, based on their growing experience in Northern OH: 'Alumii'-I think they were growing these in the field. 'Dik's Weeping' 'Van Pelt's Blue' 'Blue Surprise' 'Rijnhof' 'Sullivan' Regards, Ernie...See MoreWhats up with Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Sullivan'?
Comments (15)A plant that is grown on such a large scale by various nurserymen who're looking for "mutant" seedlings, such as Chamaecyparis lawsoniana or pisifera, or Cryptomeria japonica for that matter, is going to - because it has been grown from seed sooooo many different timesand the "mutants" -or as they are also sometimes called, cultivars - picked out...is going to have a WIDE array of genetic variation. Some "mutants" of Cryptomeria japonica are only z7 hardy, and some others are z5 hardy. Different genes endow an individual plant with different traits, and it so happens that the same gene that normally results in "blue" color on certain conifers sometimes also results in a bit greater of endurance to cold temperatures. "Zone pushing", as you are referring to it, normally results in an unhealthy look - sparse foliage, browning, etc. on a plant if it is not safely hardy in that climate. That is not the case here. These plants look EXCELLENT, repeatedly now, for 10 years in an open, exposed location. With this specific cultivar of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, it is safely z5 hardy. Unless you are a meteorologist or climatologist or perhaps even a plant genetecist, I rest my case and see no point in arguing it further unless someone has personal experience with it. I was initially looking for anecdotes, not argument. Thank you for your participation, none the less....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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