False cypress is a very attractive plant that has been very popular for many years in Bulgaria, and not only that, it is the most popular plant in the British garden.
It is known in the field of landscape design and landscaping with its Latin name пластмасови бордюри градински Chamaecyparis sp. (sp. means species, which in Latin means species, when it is written Chamaecyparis sp. means that the genus of the plant is Chamaecyparis, and the species is not defined).
Characteristic of it is that it is quite fast growing, which makes it suitable for private yards and residences, where a quick decorative effect is needed. Due to its quality (rapid growth), it is not recommended to use for rock gardens and rocky flower corners if you do not prune it intensively.
There are also slower-growing forms of false cypress, which create quite successful and interesting combinations with all the flowers for rock garden. You can also recently find false cypress in a professional garden online store.
False Cypress (Chamaecyparis sp.) For example, you should not rush to plant Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Allumi’, ‘Columnaris’ or ‘Fletcherii’ just because they look pretty good in your rock garden, because in a year, your composition will be disrupted, and this plant already will not look large in your corner.
For the purpose of the rock garden, there are developed varieties of dwarfs, which are quite suitable.
You can find them in specialty flower shops or in decorative nurseries.
The leaves of the false cypress are scaly (resembling fish scales), and its twigs form flat fans. The cones it forms are round and quite small – about 1 cm (in the photos made by nautical2k and achelkr).
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