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Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata'
Object Details
- Description
- This spreading evergreen tolerates heat and humidity well. It is a good choice as a border, mass planting, or under trees, as it also tolerates shade well.
- Hardiness
- -10 - 30 F
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2024-2213A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub
- Foliage Characteristics
- Glossy, dark green, needle leaves. New growth in spring is light green.
- Plant Size
- 1-2' tall by 3-4' wide (.3-.6 x .9-1.22 meters)
- Range
- cultivar
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- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- Enid A. Haupt Garden
- Common Name
- Harrington plum yew cultivar
- Spreading Japanese plum yew
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Pinidae
- Order
- Cupressales
- Family
- Taxaceae
- Genus
- Cephalotaxus
- Species
- harringtonia
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2024-2213A
- Usage
- CC0
