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Luma apiculata

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Fragrant upright shrub, real mirte. The size after 10 years is 40 cm. The flower colour is white. This plant is mostly hardy.the flowering period is July - September.

Date taken : 23.12.2005

Family : Myrtaceae

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© picture 4 : Arboretum Trompenburg Rotterdam

© picture 5 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kilmacurragh Botanical Garden

© picture 6 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kilmacurragh Botanical Garden

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© picture 9 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden, Dorset

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© picture 12 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Wisley Gardens (GB)

© picture 13 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Knoll Gardens, Wimborne

© picture 14 : Plantentuin Esveld, location picture : Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden, Dorset

© picture 15 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden, Dorset

© picture 16 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kilmacurragh Botanical Garden

© picture 17 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kilmacurragh Botanical Garden
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : All soils are ok
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 2 and 3 meter
width approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
quantity per m2 : 1
flower colour : white
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are oval
leaf size : between 2 and 3 cm
edibility : the fruits are edible
scent : leaves scented lightly
flowering period : july - september
hardiness : mostly hardy
special feature remarkable stem or branches

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop