I grow it in Houston area z9a . Planted in part shade in a moist area of my garden. It has some brown branches so I'm temped to transplant to a slightly drier area but I may wait til late February before I do.

This plant is very unhappy if too much water or if not enough water so you have to watch it closely to determine the fine line between over-under watering. My plant was planted one yr ago.

I grow another false cypress that gets hit by sprinkler but I think is not as moist as gold Mop. That is why I'm leaning towards moving it to a slightly drier area. Hope this info helps.