Chamaecyparis obtusa Spirited Impatiens 8' tall x 12' wide

8' tall x 12' wide

it was rated #1 in the goldenrod trials at the Chicago Botanic Garden

which sported from another hard-to-find NC introduction

making a 15" wide rosette

forming a wild-looking clump that reminds me of those delightfully silly

Chamaecyparis obtusa Spirited Impatiens 8' tall x 12' wideThis new and hard to find introduction from NC's conifer expert, Paul Jones, is a seedling from Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'. The foliage best resembles a dwarf golden Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Graciosa' with very dainty lace like foliage. In our rock garden, this is one of the few dwarf golden chamaecyparis that doesn't foliage burn. Our 15 year old specimen of Chamaecyparis 'Spirited' has reached 8' tall x 3' wide.