Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Houseplant
Origin
California
Australia
Types
Southern cypress, Gulf cypress
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Number of Varieties
257
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Swamps
Dry areas, Temperate Regions, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-1110-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12-10
Sunset Zone
17
12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Tissue culture
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
fungus
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Insects
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem
Buds, Flowers
Other Uses
Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Cut Flowers
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa
ANIGOZANTHOS manglesii
Common Name
Baldcypress, Red cypress
Mangles' Kangaroo Paw, Red and Green Kangaroo Paw
In Hindi
सरू के वृक्ष
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In German
Zypresse
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In French
cyprès
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In Spanish
Arbol ciprés
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In Greek
κυπαρίσσι
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In Portuguese
Cypress árvore
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In Polish
Cypress drzewo
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In Latin
cypressus
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
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Class
Pinopsida
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Order
Pinales
Commelinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Haemodoraceae
Genus
Taxodium
Anigozanthos
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Taxodioideae
Conostyloideae
Number of Species
2511
1
27800
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