The variegated foliage—green leaves edged with creamy white—adds brightness and contrast
and attractive silvery white bark
panicles of mostly sterile flowers change colour as they mature – they emerge lime green
It is relatively low maintenance and can be pruned after flowering to maintain its shape
Cryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana' | Japanese cedar - Height 25-30cm, 5lt OtherDeciduousTrees The variegated foliage—green leaves edgedCryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana' is a dwarf form of Japanese cedar. Its a small, compact, dense, mound forming, coniferous, globe shaped, evergreen shrub with short, stiff branches and olive green, needle like leaves that may turn bronze and purple in winter, arranged spirally around branches. Cryptomeria japonica 'Vilmoriniana' is adaptable to almost any type of soil, as long as it is moist and well drained. It prefers slightly acidic soil in full