{"product_id":"cryptomeria-japonica-kyara-gold","title":"Cryptomeria japonica 'Kyara Gold'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCryptomeria japonica\u003c\/em\u003e 'Kyara Gold'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the golden Japanese cedar, a slow, dense conifer whose soft, feathery sprays open amber-gold at the tips over an olive-green heart. Reportedly a sport of the spiral-leaved 'Rasen', it keeps a hint of that twist in its shoots. The colour moves with the seasons: brightest gold on the new growth in spring and summer, then deepening to warm rusty bronze through winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardy across the UK (equivalent to RHS H6 for the species), it needs only shelter from cold, drying winds, which can scorch the golden tips. It is evergreen, so the colour works all year, with the winter bronze reading as a feature rather than a flaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow growth makes it genuinely useful: a long-term resident for a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003elarge pot\u003c\/a\u003e, a warm accent among the greens of an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e, or a soft gold counterpoint to broad-leaved \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e. Good light gives the strongest gold; a touch of afternoon shade keeps the foliage unscorched in hot gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"19cm \/ 3L","offer_id":58864162603391,"sku":"CRYPKYAR19","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/cryptomeria-japonica-kyara-gold.jpg?v=1792760934","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/cryptomeria-japonica-kyara-gold","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}