The Cycas revoluta is native to Japan. It is characterized by its columnar trunk, with a striking tuft of evergreen leaves at the top. It frequently produces suckers at the base or shoots along the trunk or branches, with both the suckers and shoots developing into picturesque specimens with multiple trunks or branches.
The genus Eugenia is a genus of evergreen tree and shrub that botanists have subdivided and renamed many times; among the new names, Syzygium prevails.
The genus Eugenia is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs that botanists have subdivided and renamed many times; among the newer names, Syzygium is prevalent. When grown in open ground, it prefers fertile, well-drained soil. It tolerates pruning very well and forms attractive evergreen hedges. The variety Eugenia myrtifolia 'Newport' is an evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves that turn copper-red when they first emerge. It produces creamy-white, cup-shaped flowers in summer, followed by beautiful, fragrant, pinkish-purple fruit. It is very hardy in coastal conditions.
Physiological and cultivation characteristics:
- It can reach a height of 4 to 8 meters and a width of 3 to 5 meters.
- It belongs to rusticity zone 11.
- It grows very quickly.
- It should be in an area exposed to full sun or partial shade.
- Suitable for small gardens.
- It can be grown in pots, planters and flower boxes to decorate terraces, balconies, etc.
- It can be planted individually but is also suitable for forming groups (more plants of the same variety).
- Suitable for creating shaped hedges.
- It withstands the sea.