Syzygium aqueum is an evergreen shrub to small tree in the Myrtaceae, grown as a specimen plant or for hedging. It prefers full sun in loam of neutral pH with good drainage and a sheltered, south-facing aspect. Hardiness is H4 (average for the UK), so a protected site gives best results. It flowers from July to September.

An evergreen small tree for specimen planting or hedging that prefers full sun, loam and a sheltered south-facing site and flowers July to September.

Syzygium is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The genus comprises about 1200 species, and has a native range that extends from Africa and Madagascar through southern Asia east through the Pacific.

Syzygium aqueum

Water Apple (Syzygium aqueum) | Specimen & Hedge

Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum. They are native to the Maluku Islands, or Moluccas, in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring, or fragrance in consumer products, such as toothpaste, soaps, or cosmetics.

Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) is a fragrant specimen or hedge plant, flowering in spring and summer, thriving in full sun with mild frost protection (H1c).

Syzygium aromaticum

Syzygium australe is an evergreen shrub or small tree belonging to the Myrtaceae family. It thrives in full sun with a south-facing, sheltered aspect and prefers moist but well-drained sandy or loamy soil with a neutral pH. Hardy to H1c in the UK, it is suitable for use as a specimen plant or hedge. Best planted in well-drained soil and watered during establishment, it can be propagated by semi-ripe cuttings. This cultivar is particularly attractive in spring and summer.

Syzygium australe is an evergreen small tree ideal for hedges or specimens, thriving in full sun with spring and summer interest, hardy to H1c.

Syzygium australe

Syzygium coriaceum is an evergreen shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Syzygium in the Myrtaceae family. It thrives in full sun with a south-facing, sheltered aspect and prefers fertile, well-drained sandy or loamy soil that is neutral in pH and kept moist but well-drained. This cultivar is suitable for use as a specimen plant or hedge and is best propagated by semi-ripe cuttings. It is hardy to UK zone H1c and is particularly attractive during the spring and summer seasons.

Syzygium coriaceum is an evergreen small tree ideal for full sun, fertile soil, and makes a striking specimen or hedge in spring and summer.

Syzygium coriaceum

Syzygium guineense, commonly known as waterberry, is an evergreen shrub or small tree belonging to the Myrtaceae family. It thrives best in full sun with a south-facing, sheltered aspect, growing well in fertile, well-drained loam soil with a neutral pH. Hardy to UK zone H4, this plant is suitable for use as a specimen or hedge. It is of particular interest during spring and summer and can be propagated by semi-ripe cuttings.

Waterberry (Syzygium guineense) is a hardy H4 specimen or hedge plant, thriving in full sun with spring and summer interest.

Syzygium guineense

Syzygium jambos is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the Myrtaceae, noted for its clusters of white to greenish-white summer flowers. It develops lanceolate leaves that often flush red as they expand before turning dark, glossy green. Best sited in full sun on neutral loam with good drainage, it suits sheltered, south-facing positions. Flowering in the UK occurs from July to September.

An evergreen small tree with white to greenish-white summer flowers, suited to sheltered south-facing sites in neutral, well-drained loam.

Syzygium jambos

Rose Apple (Syzygium jambos) | Small Evergreen Tree

Syzygium oleosum, common names include blue lilly pilly, Scented satinash, and blue cherry. It is a species of Syzygium tree native to the eastern Australian rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests.

Blue lilly pilly (Syzygium oleosum) is a hardy H4 specimen or hedge plant, flowering in spring and summer, ideal for full sun UK gardens.

Syzygium oleosum

Syzygium paniculatum is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the myrtle family grown for year-round foliage and use as a specimen or clipped hedge. Native to Réunion, it produces clusters of white flowers in the UK from July to September. It prefers full sun on neutral loam that drains freely and suits a sheltered, south-facing position in gardens rated H4.

An evergreen shrub or small tree from Réunion, Syzygium paniculatum flowers July–September and suits sheltered, south-facing UK sites as a specimen or.

Syzygium paniculatum

Australian Brush Cherry (Syzygium paniculatum) | Hedge

Syzygium samarangense is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to an area that includes the Greater Sunda Islands, Malay Peninsula, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but introduced in prehistoric times to a wider area and now widely cultivated in the tropics. Common names in English include wax apple, Java apple, Semarang rose-apple, and wax jambu.

Jambosa (Syzygium samarangense) is a hardy H4 specimen or hedge plant, flowering in spring and summer, ideal for full sun UK gardens.

Syzygium samarangense

Syzygium smithii is a summer-flowering, winter-fruiting evergreen tree, native to Australia and belonging to the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It shares the common name "lilly pilly" with several other plants.

Lilly-pilly (Syzygium smithii) is an evergreen tree with summer flowers and winter fruits, perfect for hedges or specimen planting in full sun, hardy to RHS H4.