Blue Italian Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens 'Glauca'
Outstanding classic Mediterranean cypress with attractive blue-green foliage. Monrovia's superior strain of this popular variety provides a stronger blue color versus similar offerings from other growers. An ideal conifer to dominate a landscape with its densely branched, narrow columnar form. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ku-PRES-us sem-per-VI-renz GLA-ka |
| Key feature: | Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast grower to 60 to 80 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Columnar, Narrow |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Privacy Screen, Seacoast Exposure, Windbreak |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 3070 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
Provide an exclamation point in the garden with this strikingly tall and narrow conifer. Plant in a row as a divider. Make sure there is room overhead as it looks best left to its form. Brings the classic look of the Mediterranean to any garden.
Outstanding classic Mediterranean cypress with attractive blue-green foliage. Monrovia's superior strain of this popular variety provides a stronger blue color versus similar offerings from other growers. An ideal conifer to dominate a landscape with its densely branched, narrow columnar form. Evergreen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
Provide an exclamation point in the garden with this strikingly tall and narrow conifer. Plant in a row as a divider. Make sure there is room overhead as it looks best left to its form. Brings the classic look of the Mediterranean to any garden.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ku-PRES-us sem-per-VI-renz GLA-ka |
| Key feature: | Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast grower to 60 to 80 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Growth habit: | Columnar, Narrow |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Privacy Screen, Seacoast Exposure, Windbreak |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 3070 |
