Plant Database
Blue Italian Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens ‘Glauca’
The Blue Italian Cypress offers the same legendary, narrow columnar form as the classic variety but with the added allure of silvery-blue to blue-green foliage. This color provides a cooler, more striking visual impact against warm-toned architecture or in mixed plantings. Slightly more vigorous and broader than the green type, it remains a drought-tolerant, architectural staple for creating dramatic vertical lines with a contemporary color twist.
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Features the same strict, narrow columnar habit but with attractive silvery-blue to blue-gray foliage.
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Often grows slightly faster and a bit wider than the green species.
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Provides excellent color contrast in the landscape.
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Shares the same cultural needs: full sun, excellent drainage, and drought tolerance.
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Subject to the same pests and diseases (especially cypress canker).
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Used identically to the green form for screening, framing, and formal accents.