Golden Mop is a ground-hugging dwarf evergreen conifer shrub with a mounding habit. It’s thread-like green-gold leaves droop loosely creating a mop appearance and retains its color into winter. Prefers full sun and moist well-drained soil.
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly but needs well-drained soil. Juniper blight, root rot, and certain insect pests can be issues if soil to wet. Shelter from hard winds.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or Groups plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Garden, Foundation Planting, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Boxwood, Weigela, Coneflower
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Chamaecyparis pisifera Golden Mop 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop' () 2020 photo, (2) Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mop' 2014, (3) Harper's HR-S 2011
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
