Atlantic White Cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Atlantic white cedar is a slender wetland conifer of acidic swamps along the East Coast, with blue-green scale foliage. The sole larval host for the rare Hessel's hairstreak butterfly.
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–50 ft
- Spacing
- 30–40 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA