Family Cupressaceae
Originating from W. North America
- A weeping conifer with soft, tactile, thread-like, blue-green foliage
- Pendulous branches create an architectural silhouette
- Fully hardy in most of the UK, ideal for contemporary gardens
Grace your garden with the cascading charm of the Lawson cypress Imbricata Pendula, a weeping conifer from western North America. Its thread-like, blue-green foliage drapes from pendulous branches, forming a stunning focal point at Urban Jungle.
Additionally, it has a rewardingly steady growth rate, reaching 2m x 1m in 10 years and 4m x 1.5m in 20 years. Also, it’s fully hardy in most of the UK and thrives in well-drained, slightly acidic soil with full sun to part shade.
Care Tips for a Lawson Cypress Imbricata Pendula:
- Soil & Sun: Prefers well-drained, slightly acidic soil, even heavy clay once established—full sun to part shade
- Planting: Easily staked while young to achieve an upright specimen; its arching, weeping habit may initially drape over paths
- Watering: Tolerates drought once established; during hot weather, water regularly after planting
- Pruning: Lightly prune in spring to shape if needed
Lawson cypress ‘Imbricata Pendula’ brings a unique, show-stopping texture to any garden space. Because its other-worldly cascading form creates a calm focal point, it’s both modern and timeless.
Best appreciated near a path or patio, where its airy beauty can be experienced close up. Its open, airy form and silver-green colour contrasts with dark, dense species like Pittosporum heterophyllum, Sambucus nigra f. Porphyrophylla ‘Eva’, and Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’.
It suits many garden styles, including traditional English borders, as a standout specimen plant. In contemporary gardens, an evergreen wow factor is guaranteed if planted between pairs of Calocedrus decurrens, Cupressus sempervirens ‘Totem Pole’, or Pinus nigra ‘Richard’.
Explore our Encyclopedia page, or dive deeper at https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/chamaecyparis/chamaecyparis-lawsoniana/.
