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Tiny Tower® Italian Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens 'Monshel' Plant Patent #12,933
Sku #3073
A unique, compact form with exceptionally dense blue-green foliage. Maintains its narrow, columnar form and tidy, well-groomed appearance without pruning. Excellent for formal plantings or to provide structure at the back of the border. Makes a wonderful topiary or container specimen. Evergreen.
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Water NeedsOnce established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
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Light Needs:
Full sun
Watering Needs:
Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
Landscape Size:
Very slow growing; reaches 25 to 30 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide with age.
Key Feature:
Handsome Dwarf Specimen
Blooms:
Conifer; prized for foliage.
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Botanical Pronunciation:ku-PRES-us sem-per-VI-renz
Plant type:Conifer
Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen
Growth habit:Columnar, Compact, Narrow
Growth rate:Slow
Average landscape size:Very slow growing; reaches 25 to 30 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide with age.
Special features:Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, Waterwise, Year-round Interest
Foliage color:Blue-green
Blooms:Conifer; prized for foliage.
Garden styleContemporary, Mediterranean
Patent Act:Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Design IdeasSmall Italian cypress and their topiary forms make perfect porch or patio accents. Use a matched pair to flank door, gate, art, fountain or window. Line them up on steps in matching pots for a graduated effect. Plant as part of a perennial border as reoccurring living columns. A perfect central "finger" for a symmetrical herb garden. Line them up for the ideal background for a theatrical garden in a small city garden.
Companion PlantsRosemary (Rosmarinus); Lavender (Lavandula); Bluebeard (Caryopteris); Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis); Hydrangea (Hydrangea)
Care Information
Grows easily in a wide range of soil types, provided good drainage. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.Light Needs:
Full sun
Watering Needs:
Once established, water occasionally; more in extreme heat or containers.
History:
Discovered in 1991 by nurseryman Doug Zylstra at West Covina Wholesale Nursery, Santa Barbara, California. A 'Glauca' for the exceptionally dense, narrow columnar form and tight growth habit without pruning.Lore:
The poet Ovid, who wrote during the reign of Augustus, penned this myth: The handsome boy Cyparissus, a favorite of Apollo, accidentally killed a beloved tame stag. His grief and remorse were so inconsolable that he asked to weep forever. He was transformed into Cupressus sempervirens, with the tree's sap as his tears. In another version of the story, the woodland god Silvanus was the divine companion of Cyparissus, and he accidentally killed the stag. When the boy was consumed by grief, Silvanus turned him into a tree, and thereafter carried a branch of cypress as a symbol of mourning.Write a Review
This Plant’s Growing Zones:
7 - 10
