Russian Cypress

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Russian Cypress, Microbiota decussata, is an extremely hardy, low growing evergreen that resembles the horizontal type junipers, but has the bright green soft foliage like an arborvitae. The foliage develops a showy bronze color in the winter. Russian Cypress likes full sun to partial shade, and its best performance occurs in partial sun in moist, well-drained soils. It can be used as a woody groundcover for foundations, wall plantings where it can cascade, group or mass plantings, raised planters, and embankments. It has a radiating mat growth habit and a rather slow growth rate. It is very adaptable to poor, dry, thin soils in sun and wind exposed sites. It matures at about 1foot tall by 6 feet wide, although it can get taller and much wider. ... more info

Butterfly Bush - White Even if plants do not die to the ground in winter, they usually grow more vigorously, produce superior flowers and maintain a better shape if cut to the ground in late winter each year. This deciduous bush becomes weedy and sparse with diminished flowering performance if not grown in full sun. The White Butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii 'Alba', is easily grown in average, medium wet, well-drained soil in full sun. Removal of spent flower spikes during the growing season will encourage additional bloom, but consider leaving final blooms in place to facilitate reseeding. In USDA Zones 5 and 6, this plant will often die to the ground in winter and therefore is often grown in the manner of an herbaceous perennial. Does poorly in wet conditions.

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