Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Australia
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Types
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Cupressocyparis leylandii
Number of Varieties
12
0
40000
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Habitat
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
All sorts of environments, Alpine Meadows, High elevation, Hilly upland habitat
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-116-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
9-3
Sunset Zone
21,22
3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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-
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
needle shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
All year
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Cold climate, Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
In Water
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Hardwood Cuttings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep immersed in water
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
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Canker, Root rot, Stigmina needle blight
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Deer resistant
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Frogs
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Formal Garden, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Spores
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Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Starch
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
Container, Water Gardens
Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
MARSILEA mutica
X CUPRESSOCYPARIS leylandii
Common Name
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
Leylandii
In Hindi
Pepperwort
Leyland cypress
In German
Pepperwort
Leyland-Zypresse
In French
Pepperwort
Cyprès de Leyland
In Spanish
Pepperwort
Cupressus leylandii
In Greek
Pepperwort
Leyland Cypress
In Portuguese
Pepperwort
Cipreste-de-leyland
In Polish
Pepperwort
Cyprysowiec Leylanda
In Latin
Pepperwort
Leyland Cypress
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Charophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Pinopsida
Order
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Pinales
Family
Marsileaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Marsilea
Cupressus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
Lapidieae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
651
1
27800
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