Luma apiculata
Luma
Description
Luma apiculata is an evergreen shrub or small tree. Grows fast to 6-8 ft. tall and equally wide. Old plants develop beautiful bark, the color of cinnamon. Dense foliage of closely set dark green, oval to roundish, 1/2-1 in. long leaves. Flowers white to pinkish, a little more than 1/2 in. across, with four petals and a large brush of stamens in the center.
Sun
Full
Water
Medium
Growth Rate
Moderate
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
n/a
Water high water-use plants separately from low water-use plants.
Low water-use plants can grow with one-half the water needed by high water-use plants, and can be easily damaged from over watering.