Conifer Database - Flabelliformis

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Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Flabelliformis’

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Flabelliformis' is a tiny, slow-growing, globose selection of Hinoki cypress with little fan-shaped sprays of lustrous light-green foliage. Typical rate of growth in most areas is around 1.5 inches (4 cm) per year, resulting in an attractive sculpted gem 15 inches (40 cm) tall and wide after 10 years in the garden. This is a great choice for use in a rock garden or mixed dwarf conifer border as it will take a very long time to outgrow its given space.

George Gardner, nursery foreman at W.H. Rogers and Sons nursery, Chandlers Ford, Great Britain is credited with the origin and introduction of the cultivar. It is a seedling selection that was made around 1910 and introduced in the early 1930s.


Aris Auders and Derek Spicer; RHS Encyclopedia of Conifers; ©2012 Kingsblue Press


Chamaecyparis obtusa

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Chamaecyparis obtusa

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:Medium Green
GROWTH SHAPE:Globe or Globose
GROWTH SIZE:Dwarf: 1 to 6 inches (2.5 – 15 cm) per year / 1 to 5 feet (0.3 – 1.5 m) after 10 years
ORIGIN:Seedling Selection


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