Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
California
South America
Types
Southern cypress, Gulf cypress
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Number of Varieties
253
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Swamps
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-118-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
10-8
Sunset Zone
17
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm61.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm61.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Strap shaped
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Insects
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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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
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Other Uses
Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✔
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
Common Name
Baldcypress, Red cypress
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
In Hindi
सरू के वृक्ष
peruvian daffodil
In German
Zypresse
peruvian daffodil
In French
cyprès
peruvian daffodil
In Spanish
Arbol ciprés
Pamianthe
In Greek
κυπαρίσσι
peruvian daffodil
In Portuguese
Cypress árvore
peruvian daffodil
In Polish
Cypress drzewo
peruvian daffodil
In Latin
cypressus
peruvian daffodil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Asparagales
Family
Cupressaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Taxodium
Pamianthe
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
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Clinantheae
Subfamily
Taxodioideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
2540
1
27800
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