Cryptomeria Japonica Elegans ☼ full sun/ partial shade ❅hardy ✿ evergreen
By Paulspond
- 6 Feb, 2013
- 13 likes
Preferred common nameJapanese cedar 'Elegans Compacta'
FamilyCupressaceae
Cryptomeria are large evergreen trees with attractive red-brown bark and dense foliage consisting of short awl-shaped leaves arranged spirally around the branchlets; cones are spherical
'Elegans Compacta' is a bushy, evergreen conifer to 2m, with persistent juvenile foliage; leaves long and soft, turning purple in winter
Suppliers
Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder
Awards
Award of Garden Merit
How to growSunlight
Full sun Part shade Aspect
South-facing, North-facing, West-facing or East-facing
Sheltered
Cultivation
Grows in any moist but well-drained soil in a sheltered position. No formal pruning required. Is one of few conifers that will coppice successfully
Soil
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
Chalk, Clay, Sand or Loam
Propagation
Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Architectural, City/Courtyard Gardens, Cottage/Informal Garden, Low Maintenance or Rock Garden
How to carePruning
No pruning required
Pests
Generally pest free
Diseases
Generally disease free
CharacteristicsPlant type
Conifer
Habit
Bushy
ResilienceHardiness
H4 (hardy)
ColourFoliage
Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer
Purple in Winter
SizeUltimate height
1.5-2.5 metres
Ultimate spread
1-1.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
20-50 years
Comments on this photo
Thanks Terra and Mossy
6 Feb, 2013
Beautiful, and made me feel warm on this terribly cold day :o))
6 Feb, 2013
They really are beautiful !
6 Feb, 2013
Just love those colours Paul.
6 Feb, 2013
Thanks N3tyy , Amy and Linda :-))
6 Feb, 2013
I can see why you love them!
6 Feb, 2013
Hi Karen - thanks , these have done so well, the red elegans glistens in the rain and is al fluffy, bronze red in winter and lime green in summer very underrated conifer which has no RHS award
7 Feb, 2013
Very nice Paul, saw these on your fb page great combo mate.
7 Feb, 2013
Must admit, I've never noticed it before. What is the full name please Paul?
7 Feb, 2013
Lovely paul O)
7 Feb, 2013
Thank you Surreylad - this is what started my conifer craze :) Hi Karen I am not 100 % sure but the tall golden one I think is cupressus wilma - it grows very fast ! The other is Cryptomeria-japonica-Elegans different reviews on growth rate - but it appears to be growing at a rate too !!
Thanks Meadowland - they're lovely and worth getting :)
Thanks Holly :)
7 Feb, 2013
A beautiful colour combination there Paul!
7 Feb, 2013
Thank you Tracey :-))
7 Feb, 2013
:-OOO))))))
8 Feb, 2013
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Hi Paul ... stunning colours :o)))
6 Feb, 2013