About

A versatile Teucrium shrub, forming a compact mound. The dense habit offers structure.

About the genus

Taiwania is a genus of very large coniferous trees in the cypress family, native to montane forests of East and Southeast Asia. Plants produce blue-green, awl-shaped juvenile leaves and scale-like adult foliage on weeping branchlets, and are grown as imposing specimen trees in sheltered, moist gardens.

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, hedging, specimen planting.

Care notes

CultivationPlant in well-drained soil in sun or part shade.
PruningPrune after flowering or late winter.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.