Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Golden Whorl'
Object Details
- Description
- This small coniferous shrub is most notable for its yellow foliage which twists and curls at the tips. These branchlets display a botanical term called “fascinated,” in which the growth point becomes elongated instead of concentric.
- Hardiness
- -30 - 20 F
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- cultivated
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- Freer Gallery
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2021-0789A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Hinoki cypress cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Pinidae
- Order
- Cupressales
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Chamaecyparis
- Species
- obtusa
- Life Form
- Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub
- Foliage Characteristics
- Yellow foliage twists and curls at the tips.
- Plant Size
- 3-4' tall by 4-5' wide (.91-1.22 x 1.22-1.52 meters)
- Structure
- Rounded mound
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2021-0789A
