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Other Names:  Japanese Yew, Buddhist Pine

Brand:  Southern Living

Description:

This exceptional, low maintenance upright shrub produces stunning white and green variegated foliage; excellent as a privacy screen or sheared hedge because of its dense, long lived foliage; a great indoor accent plant

Features & Attributes

Roman Candle™ Podocarpus's attractive glossy narrow leaves emerge creamy white, turning dark green in color with distinctive white edges throughout the year on a plant with an upright spreading habit of growth. It features subtle clusters of creamy white catkins at the ends of the branches in mid spring.

This is a multi-stemmed evergreen houseplant with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other indoor plants with less refined foliage. This plant can be pruned at any time to keep it looking its best.

Planting & Growing

When grown indoors, Roman Candle™ Podocarpus can be expected to grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 50 years. This houseplant will do well in a location that gets either direct or indirect sunlight, although it will usually require a more brightly-lit environment than what artificial indoor lighting alone can provide. It does best in average to evenly moist soil, but will not tolerate standing water. The surface of the soil shouldn't be allowed to dry out completely, and so you should expect to water this plant once and possibly even twice each week. Be aware that your particular watering schedule may vary depending on its location in the room, the pot size, plant size and other conditions; if in doubt, ask one of our experts in the store for advice. It is not particular as to soil type or pH; an average potting soil should work just fine.

There are many factors that will affect the ultimate height, spread and overall performance of a plant when grown indoors; among them, the size of the pot it's growing in, the amount of light it receives, watering frequency, the pruning regimen and repotting schedule. Use the information described here as a guideline only; individual performance can and will vary. Please contact the store to speak with one of our experts if you are interested in further details concerning recommendations on pot size, watering, pruning, repotting, etc.