Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
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Types
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Cupressocyparis leylandii
Number of Varieties
102
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40000
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Habitat
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All sorts of environments, Alpine Meadows, High elevation, Hilly upland habitat
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-106-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9-3
Sunset Zone
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3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
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Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,830.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm240.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
needle shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
All year
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
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Cold climate, Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Hardwood Cuttings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune for size control, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, pruning needed for strong structure, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Canker, Root rot, Stigmina needle blight
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Deer resistant
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds
Allergy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Formal Garden, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
-
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
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Other Uses
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Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., deer resistant, Used as Christmas Tree
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
X CUPRESSOCYPARIS leylandii
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Leylandii
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Leyland cypress
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Leyland-Zypresse
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Cyprès de Leyland
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Cupressus leylandii
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Leyland Cypress
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Cipreste-de-leyland
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Cyprysowiec Leylanda
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Leyland Cypress
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Coniferophyta
Class
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Pinopsida
Order
Brassicales
Pinales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Cupressus
Clade
-
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
1001
1
27800
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