A compact-branching evergreen with flat, fan-shaped branchlets of soft, dense, green foliage that develop golden yellow tips in sunny exposures. Foliage turns a rich bronze color as cold winter temperatures approach. A slow growing, easy care shrub with notable sun and wind tolerance, perfect as a landscape specimen, windbreak or privacy screen.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Grows 4 to 5 ft. tall and wide in 10 years; 30 ft. tall, 15 ft. wide with age.
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Landscape Use
Border, Hedge, Privacy Screen, Windbreak
Foliage Color
Multicolored
Companion Plants
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum); Azalea (Azalea); Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina); Camellia (Camellia); Pine (Pinus); Hosta (Hosta)
Care Instructions
Provide enriched, well-drained soil; avoid poorly drained, soggy sites. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to develop an extensive root system. Once established, prefers evenly moist soil, but tolerates brief dry spells. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Provide enriched, well-drained soil; avoid poorly drained, soggy sites. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to develop an extensive root system. Once established, prefers evenly moist soil, but tolerates brief dry spells. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
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We no longer grow this plant
This page is for reference only. If you are looking for a plant to purchase, please use our My Plantfinder to discover the perfect plant for your garden.
We no longer grow this plant
This page is for reference only. If you are looking for a plant to purchase, please use our My Plantfinder to discover the perfect plant for your garden.
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We no longer grow this plant. For replacement suggestions, check out the plants “You May Also Like” below.
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100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.