Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold'

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold'

Confirmed Format: 7.5 litre pot • Approximate supplied height: 50 cm

Plant Highlights: Soft golden-yellow evergreen foliage • Graceful thread-like cascading branches • Naturally compact, mounding habit • Year-round colour and texture • Ideal for borders, rock gardens and containers

Overview

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' is a slow-growing evergreen conifer valued for its finely textured, thread-like golden-yellow foliage, which retains its vibrant colour throughout the year. Its gently cascading branchlets create a soft, elegant appearance that contrasts beautifully with darker evergreen shrubs, ornamental grasses and flowering perennials.

Supplied in a 7.5 litre pot at approximately 50 cm tall, this well-established specimen provides lasting structure and colour in borders, gravel gardens and large patio containers. Its naturally compact, broadly mounding habit makes it suitable for gardens of all sizes, including contemporary and Japanese-inspired planting schemes.

Why We Love It

• Soft, golden evergreen foliage provides reliable year-round interest.

• Graceful cascading branchlets bring texture and movement to planting schemes.

• Compact growth habit fits comfortably into smaller gardens and containers.

• Requires very little pruning to maintain its attractive natural shape.

• Pairs beautifully with darker conifers, ornamental grasses and flowering shrubs.

Plant Details

Growing Guide

Position

Grow in full sun or partial shade. The brightest golden foliage colour develops in a sunny position, while a little afternoon shade can be beneficial in particularly exposed gardens.

Watering

Water regularly while the plant is establishing and continue to water during prolonged dry spells, especially when grown in containers. Avoid allowing the soil to become waterlogged.

Soil

Prefers fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Apply a mulch in spring to help retain moisture, improve soil condition and suppress weeds.

Hardiness and Winter Care

An exceptionally hardy evergreen conifer (RHS H6), well suited to Irish gardens. Once established it tolerates normal winter conditions well, although container-grown plants benefit from ensuring the compost does not remain waterlogged during prolonged wet weather.

Routine Care

Very little pruning is required. Simply remove any damaged, dead or misplaced shoots to maintain its naturally graceful, cascading habit.

Perfect For

• Mixed shrub borders

• Rock and gravel gardens

• Japanese-inspired planting

• Large patio containers

• Providing year-round evergreen structure and colour

Good to Know

The supplied height of approximately 50 cm and the 7.5 litre pot size describe the plant at the time of purchase, not its mature size. 'Sungold' is a slow-growing variety that develops its best golden foliage colour in good light while benefiting from consistently moist, well-drained soil.

Product Information

• Supplied in a 7.5 litre pot

• Approximate supplied height: 50 cm

• Evergreen conifer with soft golden-yellow foliage

• Naturally compact, broadly mounding habit with cascading branchlets

• Suitable for full sun or partial shade

• Best grown in fertile, moist but well-drained soil