We have been very impressed with this stunning new selection of Podocarpus from Japanese nurseryman, Yoshio Sato. Podocarpus ‘Miu’ is a wonderfully variegated selection that has shown a good dense habit, great coloration, and no burning in full sun.
Since so many Americans purchase plants based on the name, and Japanese cultivar names make plants a very difficult sell in the US, the US marketing folks sell this as Roman Candle podocarpus. No matter what you call it, it’s a heckuva plant. Hardiness is Zone 7b and warmer. The marketing folks say this will mature at 15′ tall x 4′ wide, but the in the patent, the originator says it matures at 50′ tall x 25′ wide. Hmmm…that’s quite a discrepancy. Sounds like someone is fibbing.
Is this the same as Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Okina’?
Same variegation pattern, but a dramatic improvement over P. ‘Okina’
Which white-variegated podocarpus keeps its white variegation instead of fading/reverting back to green? Seedlings of the solid green ones annoyingly pop up like wildfire across my property, so I’d hate to add another all-green one to the mix; however, I would happily welcome that same number of white-variegated ones to brighten up the shady spots in my landscape that seem to increase exponentially. I am just afraid of getting stuck with even more all-green ones — which I DO NOT need! Would you please provide some guidance on this? Thanks!!!
For us, the best variegated podocarpus has been P. macrophyllus ‘Miu’, which is marketed as Roman Candles.