Colorful Conifers for Your Winter Garden

The Colorful World of Conifers
When it comes to conifers, there is a staggering array of possibilities out there. We've tried to help you narrow your search by offering a few of our favorites. Don't forget, green is a color too, particularly in winter.

• 'Gold Coast' juniper (Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Coast') US, MS, LS, CS; height: to 3 feet
• Sawara false cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea') US, MS; height: to 8 feet
• 'Rheingold' arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold') US, MS; height: to 6 feet

• 'Fat Albert' Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens glauca 'Fat Albert') US, MS; height: to 10 feet
• blue rug juniper (Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii') US, MS, LS, CS; height: to 4 inches
• 'Blue Star' juniper (Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star') US, MS; height: to 3 feet
• 'Carolina Sapphire' cypress (Cupressus arizonica 'Carolina Sapphire') MS, LS, CS; height: to 30 feet
• China fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata 'Glauca') MS, LS, CS; height: to 75 feet
• white pine (Pinus strobus) US, MS; height: to 100 feet

• Canadian hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) US, MS, LS; height: to 80 feet
• Emerald Isle Leyland cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Moncal') US, MS, LS, CS; height: to 25 feet
• Hinoki false cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis') US, MS; height: to 4 feet
• Hollywood juniper (Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka') US, MS, LS, CS; height: to 20 feet
• Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergiana) US, MS, LS, CS; height: to 40 feet
• Japanese cryptomeria (Cryptomeria japonica) US, MS, LS; height: to 100 feet

Key:
US--Upper South
MS--Middle South
LS--Lower South
CS--Coastal South