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Swamp Cypress

Taxodium distichum

Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum)

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

rust, green

What actually matters with this one

Plant it in standing water and it produces knee-like roots. In dry soil it survives but never looks right.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Never let it dry out
Hardiness
Zones 4-10
Height
20-35 m
Flowers
April
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.