Add year-round structure and seasonal color to your landscape with Cryptomeria japonica ‘Vilmoriniana’, a compact dwarf evergreen prized for its dense form and beautiful winter color transformation.

This slow-growing conifer forms a tidy, globe-shaped mound, making it perfect for small gardens, containers, and foundation plantings.

Why Gardeners Love ‘Vilmoriniana’

• Dense, compact globe-shaped growth
• Foliage shifts from green to bronze/rust tones in winter
• Slow-growing and easy to maintain
• Deer-resistant and low maintenance
• Ideal for small spaces and containers

What You’ll Receive

• Live, healthy Cryptomeria ‘Vilmoriniana’ plant
• Shipped in a 4” nursery pot
• Well-rooted and ready for planting

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Cryptomeria japonica ‘Vilmoriniana’
• Common Name: Dwarf Japanese Cedar
• Plant Type: Evergreen conifer shrub
• Mature Size: 24–36” tall × 48–72” wide
• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Hardiness: Zones 6–9

Care Tips

• Plant in full sun for best shape and color
• Keep soil evenly moist but well-drained
• Minimal pruning needed—naturally compact
• Apply slow-release fertilizer in spring

Pro Tip: Winter color intensifies in colder temperatures for added seasonal interest

Perfect For

• Foundation plantings & front yard landscaping
• Rock gardens & small garden designs
• Containers & patio accents
• Low hedges and borders
• Japanese-inspired or minimalist landscapes

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.