Blue Feathers Hinoki Cypress

Hinoki Cypress is excellent in any garden to give texture and contrast. Blue Feathers HInoki False Cypress is a compact variety that remains small in stature, making it perfect for smaller gardens or container planting.The finely needled, multi-branched shrub is both soft looking  and dramatic. The bluish-green color of the foliage makes a great contrast to broadleaf evergreens and large leaved deciduous shrubs.rBlue Feathers is perfect as a specimen at the front of a dedicated conifer planting. It also works planted in groups in a less formal garden bed. While Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Blue Feathers’ is a very low growing variety of Hinoki False Cypress, there are many cultivars in this genus that have average heights over 6 feet. rBlue Feathers Hinoki False Cypress CarerBlue Feathers love acidic soils and is best planted in an area with well drained soil. Fertilization is not often necessary. Planting in full sun will keep the blue-green color vivid.rEvergreen conifers are very low maintenance and will only require extra irrigation during ongoing hot or dry spells.  Deer resistant and rarely infected with disease. Blue Feathers will have the most impact when planted as a single specimen at the front of a garden bed or in groups of 3 and 5 plants. rBlue Feathers Hinoki False Cypress SpacingrBlue Feathers has a height of 3-4 feet and spread of 4-5 feet. The spacing for planting is 4-5 feet on center. Wider spacing will emphasize the mounded growth of this interesting little conifer.rrBlue Feathers Hinoki Cypress InformationrrrrUSDA Hardiness Zones: 5 – 8rrrPlant Type: BushesrrrLight Exposure: Full Sun (At Least 6 Hours Of Direct Sunlight)rrrMature Height: 3 – 4 FeetrrrMature Spread: 4 – 5 FeetrrrSpacing: 4 – 5 FeetrrrHabit: MoundedrrrFlower Color(s): NonerrrFlower Description: rrrBloom Period: rrrFoliage Type: EvergreenrrrFoliage Color(s): BluerrrFoliage Description: rrrSeasonal Interest: Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, Fall Flowering, Winter Interest, 4 Season InterestrrrWatering: AveragerrrResists: Deer, Disease, Pests & InsectsrrrTolerates: DroughtrrrAttracts: N/ArrrContainer Role: rrrUses: Borders, Wildlife GardensrrrFeatures: Foliage InterestrrrBrand: rrrCommon Name: Blue Feathers Hinoki CypressrrrOther Name(s): rrrScientific Name: CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA `BLUE FEATHERS`