Name: Siberian Carpet Cypress
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 2423-2G
Price: 44.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Microbiota decussata

A shade-tolerant spreading deer-resistant conifer with lacy, scale-like foliage that bronzes beautifully in winter, ideal as a low-maintenance ground cover.

Low-spreading trailing evergreen
Fan-like foliage is dark green in the summer
Turns a bronze-purple colour in the fall
Use for a ground cover or in mass plantings

Size

2 gal

3 gal

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Partial shade, Shade

Soil Moisture

Average, Well-drained

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

3 – 3

Mature Height (meters)

0.2 – 0.3

Mature Spread (meters)

1.5 – 1.75

Growth Rate

Slow

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Purple

Habit

Spreading

Deer Resistant

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Rabbit Resistant

✓

Landscape Uses

Groundcover, Mass planting, Rock garden

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Shade-tolerant and an interesting alternative to spreading junipers. Prefers well-drained soils. Microbiota presents a low-maintenance option to prevent erosion on hillsides.

Notes

Also referred to as Cypress, Russian Arborvitae, Siberian Cypress.