Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics
Origin
California
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Types
Southern cypress, Gulf cypress
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Number of Varieties
251
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40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Swamps
Moist Soils, Terrestrial, Upland, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-113-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
11-1
Sunset Zone
17
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Brownish Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From Rhizomes, Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season
Needs Very high moisture
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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
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
bees
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
Bees, Flies
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
allergic reaction, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
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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Insect Bites, Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa
SAURURUS cernuus
Common Name
Baldcypress, Red cypress
Lizard's Tail
In Hindi
सरू के वृक्ष
Saururus cernuus
In German
Zypresse
Saururus cernuus
In French
cyprès
Saururus cernuus
In Spanish
Arbol ciprés
cernuus Saururus
In Greek
κυπαρίσσι
Saururus cernuus
In Portuguese
Cypress árvore
Saururus cernuus
In Polish
Cypress drzewo
Saururus cernuus
In Latin
cypressus
Saururi cernuus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Piperales
Family
Cupressaceae
Saururaceae
Genus
Taxodium
Saururus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Taxodioideae
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Number of Species
251
1
27800
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