Woody > Chamaecyparis > Chamaecyparis obtusa > Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana'
Chamaecyparis obtusa
'Nana'
Dwarf Hinoki Falsecypress
| Family |
| Cupressaceae |
| Genus |
| Chamaecyparis |
| Species |
| obtusa |
| Cultivar |
| 'Nana' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 to 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| hardy to -20 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -20 |
| Height |
| 1 m |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
Photographs
Awards
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A slow growing, dense, rich green dwarf specimen plant |
| Landscape |
| It can be used in the rock garden, front of mixed border or foundation planting or as an accent-specimen plant in the landscape. |
| Cultivation |
| It prefers moist but well drained soil with a moderately humid atmosphere in a sunny disposition protected from drying winds. |
| Shape |
| Densely sprawling to loosely mounding-pyramidal. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Reddish brown, shed in long narrow strips but usually hidden by the dense foliage. |
| Leaf Description |
| Closely pressed, 2 sizes, the lateral pair much larger, boat-shaped, lined underneath with white x-shaped markings. |
| Flower Description |
| Monoecious, staminate, yellow, pistillate, solitary. |
| Fruit Description |
| Cones, short stalked, solitary, usually 8 scales. |
| Colour Description |
| Shiney green with white lines between the scales on the undersides. |
| Texture Description |
| Medium. |
top