Cephalotaxus — 7 species
Botanical species in the genus Cephalotaxus recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Cephalotaxus alpina
Cephalotaxus alpina
Family: Taxaceae
Cultivation
Cephalotaxus alpina is fairly cold tolerant when dormant, tolerating temperatures that can fall below -15°c. The young growth in spring however, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun. Prefers a moist well-drained sandy soil but succeeds in most soils though it dislikes dry gravelly or chalky soils.
Full cultivation guide →Cephalotaxus fortunei
Cephalotaxus fortunei
Family: Taxaceae
Cultivation
Cephalotaxus fortunei is fairly cold tolerant when dormant, tolerating temperatures that can fall below -15°c. The young growth in spring however, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun. Prefers a moist well-drained sandy soil but succeeds in most soils though it dislikes dry gravelly or chalky soils.
Full cultivation guide →Cephalotaxus griffithii
Cephalotaxus griffithii
Family: Taxaceae
Cultivation
Cephalotaxus griffithii is not hardy in the colder areas of the temperate zone, when dormant it tolerates temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c. The young growth in spring, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun. Prefers a moist well-drained sandy soil but succeeds in most soils though it dislikes dry gravelly or chalky soils.
Full cultivation guide →Cephalotaxus hainanensis
Cephalotaxus hainanensis
Family: Taxaceae
Cultivation
Cephalotaxus hainanensis is a plant of moderate elevations in the subtropics and tropics of China and southeast Asia. It can tolerate some frost when dormant, surviving temperatures falling to between -6.6°c and -1.1°c. The young growth in spring, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun.
Full cultivation guide →Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Family: Taxaceae
Cultivation
Cephalotaxus harringtonia has a wide native range, from the temperate zone to moderate elevations in the tropics. Some provenances, at least, are fairly cold-hardy when dormant, tolerating temperatures down to between -17.7°c and -12.2°c. The young growth in spring however, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun.
Full cultivation guide →Cephalotaxus nana
Cephalotaxus nana
Family: Taxaceae
Cultivation
Cephalotaxus nana is a very frost-resistant plant when dormant, succeeding as far north as southern Sweden and Nova Scotia. Prefers a moist well-drained sandy soil but succeeds in most soils though it dislikes dry gravelly or chalky soils. Prefers a position in semi-shade but tolerates full shade and it also succeeds but does not usually thrive in full sun.
Full cultivation guide →Cephalotaxus oliveri
Cephalotaxus oliveri
Family: Taxaceae
Cultivation
Cephalotaxus oliveri is a plant of warm temperate to subtropical regions of China. When dormant it can tolerate temperatures down to between -12.1 and -6.7°c. The young growth in spring, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun.
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