Cryptomeria japonica 'Champagne' RARE dwarf from a large batch of

from a large batch of seedlings

Ardisia crenata can reseed and probably is best grown as a container plant

Amazingly roughly half the seedlings were dwarf or semi dwarf

Platycrater arguta  (tea of heaven

NC area typically mid May and the bracts are showy for many weeks

Cryptomeria japonica 'Champagne' RARE dwarf from a large batch ofCryptomeria japonica 'Champagne' (Japanese Cedar, Japanese Cryptomeria) is a RARE selection of Japanese cedar that was discovered near Raleigh, NC several years ago as a branch mutation off an old cultivar (I don't remember the cultivar name). Cryptomeria japonica 'Champagne' is the best variegated Japanese cedar I've ever grown (I have a lot of Cryptomeria cultivars) and holds its color very well during the summer heat. Cryptomeria japonica