LightFull sun to part shade
1 / 5Avenue Trees
Eugenia (Red Lip)
Syzygium myrtifolium
Brilliant red new-growth flushes over glossy green leaves on a dense, easily-shaped shrub — the top choice for hedges, topiary cones, screens and colourful avenue borders.
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In stockAvailable sizes2 ft – 8 ft
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Plant guide
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Growing characteristics and practical care notes.
WaterModerate
Mature height3–6 m
Growth habitDense rounded mound or small tree
- Mature height
- 3–6 m
- Growth habit
- Dense rounded mound or small tree
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Foliage
- Evergreen, dense glossy leaves
- Flowers / fruit
- Small cream flowers; fleshy berries later
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Watering
- Moderate
- Soil
- Well-drained loam; tolerates coastal conditions
Plant information sources:Royal Horticultural Society