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About Bald Cypress
Bald Cypress is a popular houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Bald Cypress likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Bald Cypress belongs to the Taxodium genus, and is native to Southern Texas to Guatemala.
Taxonomy
Taxodium distichum
Taxodium
Cupressaceae
Pinales

How to care for Bald Cypress
How often to water your Bald Cypress

every 9
Bald Cypress needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Bald Cypress in your home

a window
Bald Cypress love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Bald Cypress does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Bald Cypress in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Bald Cypress

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Bald Cypress after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Bald Cypress
Bald Cypress
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
