Blue Jeans Spiral Cypress Italian Plants (Cupressus Sempervirens Blue Jeans)

Blue Jeans Spiral Cypress Italian Plants Description

The Blue Jeans Spiral Cypress is an ornamental evergreen conifer that stands out with its elegant, spiral growth and striking blue grey foliage. Known for its distinctive columnar form, it adds a touch of sophistication and architectural interest to gardens, patios, and container plantings. This cultivar of Mediterranean cypress is prized for its compact, tidy shape, making it an excellent choice for small gardens or for creating a dramatic focal point in landscape designs.

The Blue Jeans Spiral Cypress is particularly well suited to formal gardens, contemporary landscapes, and even as a topiary feature. Its unique spiral growth habit can be maintained and accentuated through careful pruning, ensuring that it remains a perfect, clean shape. When young, the plant exhibits a dense, upright form, and its vibrant blue grey foliage provides colour contrast throughout the year, particularly in winter when many other plants lose their interest.

Pruning Advice

Formative Pruning: To encourage the spiral shape, prune the tree in its early years to establish the central stem. You can either gently twist its growth or prune back any side shoots that disrupt the desired spiral.

Maintenance Pruning: Regularly remove any dead, damaged, or diseased wood to maintain its health and shape. Pruning can be done in late winter or early spring before new growth begins.

Size Control: If necessary, prune back its height to keep it within bounds, but avoid heavy pruning of the spiral shape as this could impact its unique structure.

Shape Preservation: For the best appearance, prune lightly and selectively to maintain the spiral form, rather than cutting back too aggressively.

Further Information

Striking Appearance: Its spiral form and blue grey foliage make it an eye catching feature in any garden.

Compact Size: Perfect for small gardens or container planting, providing vertical structure without overwhelming the space.

Low Maintenance: Once established, the plant is relatively low maintenance, thriving in a variety of conditions with minimal care.

Year Round Interest: Being evergreen, it maintains its beauty throughout all seasons, offering constant visual appeal.

Delivery & Returns

Free delivery is available on most orders (except Premium Products) providing they meet the minimum spend criteria for the size of box or pallet. Pallet deliveries and large box deliveries for tall plants are indicated by icons on the product table listings. Delivery costs and minimum order details for each packaging type are as follows:

* Standard Sized Boxes (Bare root up to 1.2m tall & pots up to 7.5L) | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £250 | or £9.98 charge.

* Tall Sized Boxes (Bare roots 1.2m & over) | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £250 | or £24.99 charge.

* Pallets (Root balls, large pots 10L+, trees etc | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £350 | or £82 charge.

* Pleached Trees (Specialist Delivery) | Free UK Mainland Delivery for orders over £1500 | or £450 charge.