Lemon Swirl® Australian Brush Cherry

Eugenia myrtifolia 'Variegata'

Pronunciation: yew-JEEN-ia mer-tif-FOL-ee-a var-ee-GAY-tuh
SKU #02440
9-11

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OVERVIEW
Description New foliage emerges a bronze-red, then matures to deep green with an irregular, soft yellow margin. The lovely variegation adds wonderful color and contrast to landscapes. Dense evergreen foliage is ideal for a hedge or screen, or shaped as topiary for a formal appearance. Rose-purple fruit provides color and can be eaten fresh or used for jam.
Light Full sun, Partial sun
Watering Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms Spring
Mature Size Slow to moderate growing; reaches 15 to 20 ft. tall, 8 to 10 ft. wide.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Evergreen
Special Features Dramatic Foliage Color, Showy Fruit, Benefits Birds
Problems/Solutions Tolerates Urban Pollution
Growth Rate Slow
STYLE
Landscape Use Border, Container, Hedge, Privacy Screen, Suitable for Topiary
Design Ideas This bushy tree makes the ideal screen or hedge plant due to its tolerance for shearing. A perfect side or backyard privacy screen to block off RVs drying yards, utility areas and undesirable land uses. Great plant for hiding swimming pool safety fencing, particularly chain link. Use as an evergreen background plant for more high profile tropicals or perennials or back of a shrub border. Plant around patios and prune for enclosure and light filtered shade at maturity. Makes a good warm climate topiary specimen.
Flower Color White
Foliage Color Variegated
Companion Plants Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia); Creeping Fig (Ficus pumila); African Daisy (Osteospermum); Loropetalum (Loropetalum); Rose (Rosa)
CARE
Care Prefers slightly acidic, well-drained soils, rich in organic matter. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Apply fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune only as needed to maintain desired shape; as a topiary, prune regularly to maintain form.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.