Nana Lutea Hinoki Cypress is a slow-growing dwarf evergreen conifer shrub that matures to a narrow pyramidal habit. The flat scale-like leaves splay in a fan-shaped manner and have dark green inner foliage with tips that are either buttery yellow or lime green depending on the amount of sun it receives. Best color in full sun and moist well-drained soil.
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly but needs well-drained soil. Juniper blight, root rot, and certain insect pests such as bagworms can be issues if soil to wet. Shelter from hard winds.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or Groups plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Garden, Foundation Planting, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Heavenly Bamboo, Azalea, Japanese Maple
IMAGES: Photoset from NC Extension Gardener, (1) Randy Harter, Form in fall (Buncombe County, NC), CC BY 4.0, (2) Randy Harter, Full Form (Buncombe County, NC), CC BY 4.0, (3) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Lutea kz1, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Luten 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
