Little Emperor™ Japanese Blueberry-Shogun® Series
Elaeocarpus decipiens 'MonProud' P.P.# 17611
A tightly branched evergreen shrub with bronze-colored new foliage maturing to glossy dark green. Throughout the year, older leaves turn brilliant red before dropping. Scented creamy white flowers develop into blue-black olive-like fruit.
| Key feature: | Compact Habit |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Compact shrub to 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide; to 10 ft. with age. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Showy Fruit, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape use: | Privacy Screen |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 1662 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape.
Design Ideas
A versatile evergreen shrub for warmer climates that makes the perfect all purpose foliage background. Lightly sheared plants are useful in formal gardens but left alone they are solid naturalistic masses for tropical appearing landscapes. Dense foliage produces excellent hedge at any height, but will produce a useful visual screen along sideyards, to add privacy to spa areas or to mask utility yards. Superb glossy background for beds and borders Makes a lush year-round cover up of utilities and vents in foundation beds.
History
This is the signature genus of the Elaeocarpaceae, which includes more than 60 species of trees native to the tropics and warmer regions of the Old World. This is a major forest species in Asia that has become central to Monrovia's Shogun Series of cultivars. This exclusive cultivar was discovered at the Azusa nursery by Monrovia's Propagation Coach, Andy Proud.
Lore
Seeds of this genus have been used as traditional rosary beads known as Rudraksha, which is derived from the Sanskrit for "eyes of the lord". It is said that twenty four different types sprang from the eyes of the Hindu god, Shiva.
A tightly branched evergreen shrub with bronze-colored new foliage maturing to glossy dark green. Throughout the year, older leaves turn brilliant red before dropping. Scented creamy white flowers develop into blue-black olive-like fruit.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape.
Design Ideas
A versatile evergreen shrub for warmer climates that makes the perfect all purpose foliage background. Lightly sheared plants are useful in formal gardens but left alone they are solid naturalistic masses for tropical appearing landscapes. Dense foliage produces excellent hedge at any height, but will produce a useful visual screen along sideyards, to add privacy to spa areas or to mask utility yards. Superb glossy background for beds and borders Makes a lush year-round cover up of utilities and vents in foundation beds.
History
This is the signature genus of the Elaeocarpaceae, which includes more than 60 species of trees native to the tropics and warmer regions of the Old World. This is a major forest species in Asia that has become central to Monrovia's Shogun Series of cultivars. This exclusive cultivar was discovered at the Azusa nursery by Monrovia's Propagation Coach, Andy Proud.
Lore
Seeds of this genus have been used as traditional rosary beads known as Rudraksha, which is derived from the Sanskrit for "eyes of the lord". It is said that twenty four different types sprang from the eyes of the Hindu god, Shiva.
| Key feature: | Compact Habit |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 8 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Compact shrub to 6 to 8 ft. tall and wide; to 10 ft. with age. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Special features: | Easy Care, Showy Fruit, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape use: | Privacy Screen |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 1662 |
