Lophomyrtus x ralphii 'Multicolor'
Ralph's multicoloured myrtle
Also known as Myrtus x ralphii
- Height × spread
- 1.5m × 1.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This exotic shrub has rounded leaves held lightly on the slimmest dark stalks. The leaves are in shades of light cream with cream and red tints and the young growth is coppery red. It is very pretty, but with its delicate, rather tenuous ways, can be lost in the crowd. It is well suited to a position near a seating area where the intricacies of its foliage can be contemplated. There are small white-pink flowers in summer and some red berries follow. It needs a sunny and sheltered position and will not be hardy in all parts of the country. This is small enough to be grown in a container and brought in for winter. It can be pruned to regulate its size for a container.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Pink, Red, Silver
- Fruit colour
- Black, Red
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Cube
- Height
- 1.5m
- Spread
- 1.5m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Exotic garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Wall cover, Structural
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.
Found in
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