Catalog Description
Versatile, dwarf, globe-shaped evergreen displaying bright emerald green foliage held in flattened sprays. Excellent choice for borders, foundation plantings, specimen or low hedges. Full sun. Growing to 2 feet tall and wide. Cutting grown. |
Design Ideas
Plant a low, informal hedge of this evergreen to divide parts of the garden or between properties where it will partition without blocking views. It also makes a fine accent at the base of an arbor or gate. |
Companion Plants
Fiveleaf Akebia (Akebia quinata) will billow over a nearby arbor, adding good contrast of form.
Pink Spice Cranesbill (Geranium x `Pink Spice`) and Frikartii Aster (Aster x frikartii) are good perennial companions.
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Average Landscape Size
Moderate growing to 2 ft. tall and wide. |
Key Plant Benefits
Versatile, dwarf, globe-shaped evergreen displaying bright emerald green foliage. Excellent choice for borders, foundation plantings, specimen or low hedges. |
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. |
Growth Conditions
| Growth Rate |
 Moderate Growing |
| Growth Habit |
| Round |
| Heat Zones |
High:
| 7 (>60 to 90 days) |
| Low: | 1 (< 1 days) |
| Cold Hardiness |
| High: | 8 (10 to 20 F) (see map) |
| Low: | 4 (-30 to -20 F) |
| Water Requirements |
| Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Sun Exposure |
| Full sun |
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Flowering
Flower or Bloom description:
None
| Flower Color |
| No Value |
| Flowering Time/Season |
| Produces no flowers. |
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Propagation
| Propagation Method |
1
| Cutting grown |
| Best time to Prune |
| Spring |
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Attributes
Attracts Wildlife
Border Plant
Dwarf Habit
Extremely Hardy
Fragrant
Fruit-Bearing
Hedge Plant
Native Plant
Patio Container Plant
Rock Garden Plant
Year-round Interest |
Foliage
Brigh green, aromatic, scale-like foliage tinged yellow
| Foliage Shape | Ovate |
| Normal foliage color | Green |
| Underside foliage | Gray-green |
| Juvenile foliage | Green |
| Mature foliage | Green |
| New foliage | Green |
| Spring foliage | Green |
| Summer foliage | Green |
| Fall foliage | Green |
| Winter foliage | Brown |
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