Eucryphia glutinosa

Eucryphia glutinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Oxalidales
Family:Cunoniaceae
Genus:Eucryphia
Species: E. glutinosa
Binomial name
Eucryphia glutinosa

Eucryphia glutinosa (nirrhe or brush bush[1]) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cunoniaceae, native to moist woodland habitats in Chile. It is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall by 6 m (20 ft) wide, with glossy dark green leaves turning red in autumn. Single (or occasionally double) four-petalled, fragrant white flowers with prominent stamens appear in late summer.[2][3]

The Latin specific epithet glutinosa means “sticky, glutinous”.[4]

The hardiest of its genus, it is a popular subject for cultivation in parks and gardens, valued for its foliage and late flowering. It requires moist, acidic soil with roots shaded from the sun. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "RHS Plant Selector - Eucryphia glutinosa". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. ↑ brushbush. "View Plant". Great Plant Picks. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  5. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 37. Retrieved 19 February 2018.


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