Cuprocyparis leylandii - Height 190-210cm - 20lt Lavandula or shrub border

or shrub border

It is attractive to bees

except chalk

Stunning when planted in masses

Masses of pure pink flowers with red calyxes bloom along bare branches in spring and are occasionally followed by red or yellow plums

Cuprocyparis leylandii - Height 190-210cm - 20lt Lavandula or shrub borderCuprocyparis leylandii is a hybrid of Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and Nootka cypress (Cupressus nootkatensis). Its a large, fast growing, dense, evergreen conifer tree with upright, columnar to pyramidal, habit and spays of grey green, citrus scented foliage. The branches are slightly flattened and covered with sprays of green scale like leaves. Dark brown cones bear sterile seeds. Cuprocyparis leylandii thrives on a variety of soils, but