Luma
Category: Tree
Highly ornamental native evergreen tree, known for its smooth bark in cinnamon and gray tones. It produces small dark fruit and adds elegance to moist, natural gardens. It's ideal for native landscaping and decorative projects.
Characteristics
- Watering
- • Moderate • Keep moisture constant • Sensitive to prolonged drought
- Soil
- • Moist and fertile • Rich in organic matter • Prefers slightly acidic soil
- Blooms
- December – February Fragrant white flowers
- Exposure
- • Partial sun • Tolerates light shade
- Fruit
- Yes (dark berries) • Edible but rarely used
- Size
- • Height: 5–10 m • Dense, decorative canopy • Moderate growth
- Use
- • Premium ornamental • Moist, native-plant gardens • Attracts pollinators
- Propagation
- • Seeds • Cuttings (slower)