Luma chequen

White Chilean Myrtle, also called Luma Blanca, is a closely related species to Luma apiculata. A close relative of the Common Myrtle (Myrtus communis), Luma Blanca is native to the central Andes between Chile and Argentina and grows to be a large shrub or small tree. Our selection has miniature leaves, which have been attributed to a southerly distribution in its native range.

Evergreen, lanceolate foliage is a deep green, smothered in white, sweetly scented, creamy flowers in early summer. Flowers are followed by blueberry sized, and colored, fruit that are edible. This is a very cool, very rare plant and could make a unique bonsai specimen for the open minded due to its unique diminutive foliage.

Cold hardy to USDA zone 8a and above, or to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.