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    Luma apiculata 'Glanleam Gold'

    Also Known As

    • Myrtus luma 'Glanleam Gold'
    • Gold Chilean Myrtle
    • Variegated Myrtle

    Plant type

    shrub

    size

    • H: 8'-10'
    • W: 3'

    planting zones

    • 7a-10b

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    Luma apiculata 'Glanleam Gold' plant details

    Luma apiculata 'Glanleam Gold' is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with variegated foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Luma apiculata 'Glanleam Gold'

    Plant type: shrub
    Plant family: myrtaceae
    Foliage: evergreen variegated
    Mature size: 3 FT wide, 8 FT - 10 FT - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: distinctive bark

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Luma apiculata 'Glanleam Gold'

    USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: regular
    Soil needs: rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Attractive shiny foliage edged with creamy-yellow, tinged pink in winter, along with handsome cinnamon-brown peeling bark and masses of fragrant white early summer flowers make this an excellent hedger (to 10' x 10'). SUN/Med/GdDrain

    By: Forestfarm

    Gold Chilean Myrtle. This outrageous evergreen shrub is best suited for mild gardens such as the urban heat sink of Seattle, against a wall or near the water. Fragrant white early summer flowers, cinnamon peeling bark, pink tints on the new growth, blue-black edible but insipid fruit.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    With this slightly more compact and densely growing version of Luma apiculata, you get not only the masses of white summer flowers, tasty fruit, and smooth cinnamon bark, but also white-edged leaves that assume dark pink highlights in the sun. The plant that does it all? And better for smaller spaces than the species. Hardy to around 12 - 15°F, but will recover from lower temperatures. Evergreen shrub.

    By: The Desert Northwest

    Syn. Luma myrtus Evergreen shrub from Chile and Argentina woodlands, grown for their aromatic leathery leaves and cup-shaped white flowers. Grows as a specimen in a border or against a wall. Unless pruned it will reach 10'. This clone has leaves with crea

    By: The Bovees Nursery

    Cheerful, large shrub, slowly to 8' or so, with cinnamon bark peeling in patches and tiny, evergreen leaves variegated with creamy yellow margins and pink tinged when young. Small, white spring flowers become edible fruit, it is said. Sun to part shade -- afternoon shade in hottest climates -- with good drainage and regular summer water. Frost hardy in USDA Zone 7.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Luma apiculata 'Glanleam Gold' plant

    How to Grow Luma apiculata 'Glanleam Gold'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • rich

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • variegated

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Flower Season

      • spring
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

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