Tsuga canadensis 'Betty Rose' Japanese Gardens

Tsuga canadensis 'Betty Rose' Japanese GardensStriking creamy white new foliage decorates this slow growing Canadian hemlock both in spring, then again in late summer. Branchlets are very pubescent near the tips, and the leaves are very irregularly arranged and forward pointing. After 10 years this dwarf conifer will reach 1. 5 to 2. 5 ft tall, and about as wide. The original plant was found in the wild in 1973 near Vanceboro, Maine by Francis J. Heckman of Ambler, Pennsylvania and named for his

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What do you think of this new golden dwarf Japanese Hinoki Cypress that looks like a forest fern

and covered in flowers

The tree flowers young

A good screening plant

There is a bit of pink as the plant first opens

dark-green foliage and will grow 15" tall x 18" wide

somewhat floppy purple petals separated by bright yellow signals

The plant makes a dwarf

Will lighten up a dark

japonica cultivars whose flowers hang on becoming unsightly mushy and brown

Plant with blue conifers like Picea pungens 'The Blues' for a great color combination