Chamaecyparis (kam-e-SIP-a-ris) means "low-growing cypress." While this shrub is a member of the cypress family, ... Other dwarf cultivars with golden foliage are gold spangle and golden mop.

One other possibility is the dwarf goldthread cypress 'Gold Mop.' It's in the Chamaecyparis genus but a different species from what you've been trying. This one's shaggy gold with an arching habit ...