Roman Candles Podocarpus Macrophyllus – 3 Gallon Pot

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‘Roman Candles’ Podocarpus

Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Miu’ PP28582

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7a-11 Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub

Height at Maturity: 10-15′

Width at Maturity: 4-6′

Spacing: 3-4′ for solid hedge; 8′ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form:

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: NA

Flower Size: NA

Flowering Period: NA

Flower Type: NA

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Variegated White, Cream and Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: No

Berry Color:

Sun Needs: Full Sun, Morning Sun With Afternoon Shade, Filtered Sun

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist to Dry when established

Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0 (Slightly Acid preferred)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Heavy Shade, Insect

Description

Who would’ve ever thought there’d be a Podocarpus with white foliage? Meet Roman Candles, the flashiest Podocaprus we’ve ever seen. Roman Candles has an upright growth habit with a columnar form and responds very well to pruning and trimming as needed for shaping purposes and topiary forms, to control size, or to remove lower branches to form a dazzling small tree!

Being that this is a new introduction we don’t have any long term experience with the plant, however, the information we’ve found in our research suggests that Roman Candles will grow 10 to 15 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide, which is most likely under ideal conditions over a 10 year period of time. Mature height in a pot, planter or other container might be half or less that size. When left to grow naturally in the landscape we’d suggest allowing a little more space to grow, unless of course you plan on occasionally trimming it.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 10 to 15 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide makes the Roman Candles Podocarpus ideal for use as a specimen, in groupings or as a natural or clipped formal hedge in sunny to partially shaded landscape borders. Some afternoon shade is preferred and we think this bright selection stands out more beautifully in a partially shaded environment with a dark background. Also nice as an accent or to frame the corners in home foundation plantings or in pots, planters and other containers. A fine addition to white theme gardens, Asian theme gardens and formal gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 3 to 4 feet apart for a solid hedge; 10 feet or more apart for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, where this Podocarpus is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers which can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Podocarpus is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil and full sun or part shade. While you can grow Roman Candles in full sun we’ve heard this one will appreciate some shade or filtered sun during the mid afternoon hours. Four or more hours of sun should be enough to keep it nice and full. It does not like a poorly drained constantly soggy or wet soil and is very drought and heat tolerant when established. Plants can be trimmed occasionally for shaping purposes. Cease pruning two months prior to the average first-frost date in your area.

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