Scientific name: Luma apiculata
Synonym: Myrtus luma ‘Glanleam Gold’ , Myrtus luma ‘Variegata’ , Myrtus ‘Glanleam Gold’ , Myrtus ‘Glenleam Gold’
Family: MYRTACEAE
Common names: “Temu Glanleam gold”
Plant Type: Evergreen shrub
Conditions:
Zone: 8-10
Light: Full sun
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Fertile
Moisture: Moist well drained, handles some drought
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 9′ W 10′
Leaf and Stem shape: Attractively peeling, cinnamon-coloured bark and neat, cream-margined elliptic leaves, tinged pink when young
Flower: Cymes of fragrant small white flowers in late summer and autumn
Pruning: Prune to shape, handles a hard pruning
Maintenance: Might be killed down to the ground by winter damage or late frost
Landscape use: Wall-side borders, Mediterranean climate, container plant
Propagate: By cuttings
Pests & Disease: Healthy
*Deer resistant
Comments: Attracts bees, less vigorous than the parent Luma apiculata ~AGM winner , originated in an Irish garden
