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Syzygium australe Big Red

Syzygium australe Big Red

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This cousin of myrtles is a frost-sensitive evergreen bush from Australia, whose colours will work wonders on the terrace or in a patio. The show begins in spring, with its red young shoots contrasting with the mature foliage of a dark green. Next come its powder-white flowers adorned with stamens, creating a beautiful mist over the plant, followed by bright cherry-red fruits. It thrives in mild oceanic climates, in a cool but well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade.
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
1.50 m
Spread at maturity
1.20 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -4°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time March to May
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Description

The Syzygium australe 'Big Red' is derived from an evergreen bush native to the tropical regions of eastern Australia. 'Big Red' is a new variety that is more compact and much more colorful than the species, making it an interesting subject for decorating the terrace or patio during the summer season. With a dense and bushy habit that is easy to maintain through pruning, it is decorative all year round. It offers successively red young shoots contrasting with the mature foliage of a dark green, white flowers powdered with stamens forming a beautiful mist on the plant, and then fruits of a bright, red-pink cherry. Its cultivation in the ground will be reserved for the mildest areas of Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts. 

The Syzygium australe, from the Myrtaceae family, is widespread in the tropical forests that populate the coastal regions of Queensland and New South Wales, as well as north of Batemans Bay in Australia. In nature, it forms a true tree that can reach a height of 35 meters (115 feet), but its dimensions are much more modest in cultivation, even in its native Australia. It is a cousin of the clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum, famous for its dried flower buds with a unique fragrance.

The 'Big Red' cultivar (Crysyred), still little known in France, was recently obtained in Queensland. It is a small bush reaching about 1.50 metres (5 feet) in height and 1.20 metres (4 feet) in width. Its habit is bushy, dense, and its growth is moderately fast. The evergreen leaves are shiny, ovate, leathery, measuring about 4 cm (2in) long and 2 cm (1in) wide. They emerge with a bright red color and then become a shiny dark green, giving the vegetation a very decorative appearance in spring, as well as after each pruning, when new leaves are produced. The bush, self-fertile and nectar-producing, blooms generously in summer. The small white flowers, 1 cm (1in) wide, have prominent stamens. Gathered in clusters, they appear at the axil of the leaves and are followed in autumn by the formation of oval fruits, 2 cm (1in) long, fleshy, shiny, and a very bright pink-red when ripe. They are edible and consumed in Australia as jam or fresh. Their texture is crunchy and their flavor, slightly sour and slightly sweet, is refreshing.

Hardy to about -7°C, the Syzygium 'Big Red' is a beautiful conservatory plant in cold climates. In a greenhouse or conservatory, it will compose an extremely decorative quartet with an orange tree, a Yuzu, and a mimosa, evoking the gardens of the antipodes. In very mild climates, on the Atlantic coast or mediterranean, it can be used as a low hedge - it tolerates pruning well - or in a flower bed, or even in a well-sheltered orchard, among blueberries, raspberries, and the May Berry. It can also be accompanied by a sarcococca, abelias, dwarf rhododendrons in non-calcareous soil, or even red-flowered callistemons (Callistemon citrinus 'Splendens').

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Syzygium australe Big Red (Foliage) Foliage

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.50 m
Spread at maturity 1.20 m
Habit fastigiate, upright
Growth rate normal

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time July to August
Inflorescence Cluster
Flower size 1 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Fruit colour red

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour dark green

Botanical data

Genus

Syzygium

Species

australe

Cultivar

Big Red

Family

Myrtaceae

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference850491

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Planting and care

The Syzygium Big Red will thrive in a loose, slightly acidic, neutral or even slightly calcareous soil, whether it is humiferous, slightly rocky or sandy, as long as it remains well-drained and moist, especially in summer.  It tolerates salt spray well. Plant it in the ground in spring, in a very mild climate. It will thrive in full sun or partial shade, sheltered from cold winds. Under these conditions, it is hardy down to -7°C, for a short period of time. Surround it with a winter protection veil in colder regions, and insulate it from the cold as much as possible. Place it in the warmest corner of the garden, in full sun against a south-facing wall. However, in regions further away from the sea, it will be necessary to cultivate it in a large pot and store it indoors during winter, in a bright but unheated room. To shape it, you can prune the stems in March-April or after flowering to encourage the plant to branch out. This bush tolerates pruning well.

Cultivating in pots:

Ensure good drainage at the bottom of the pot, which should be of large volume. Use a lightweight substrate, enriched with leaf compost, and apply a slow-release fertilizer in late winter and autumn. Water generously in summer, allowing the soil to dry out slightly between waterings. The more you water, the more your bush will flower and bear fruit. This self-fertile variety does not require the presence of another subject nearby to bear fruit.

Planting period

Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time March to May

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge
Type of use Border, Container, Hedge, Greenhouse
Hardiness Hardy down to -4°C (USDA zone 9b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Neutral
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Well-drained, deep soil.

Care

Pruning instructions To shape your Syzygium or keep it in reasonable proportions, prune in late winter without compromising flowering.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time March to April
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Needs to be stored
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