Description: Expanded view of plant parts of Bonfire
Photographer: Philip Watkins
Photographer: Philip Watkins
Description: Terminal branch of Bonfire
Photographer: Philip Watkins
Photographer: Philip Watkins
Syzygium australe 'Bonfire'
- File Number
- 1738
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1791
- Registration Date
- 10/11/2022
- Application Received
- 01/08/2022
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Syzygium australe 'Bonfire'
- Origin
- In 2018 seed was collected from Syzygium australe variety ‘Resilience’ plants that been grown side by side with Syzygium australe variety ‘Winter Light’ plants to allow cross pollination between the varieties. In 2019 a single seedling growing amongst other seedlings which were grown from the seed collected in 2018, was discovered to have strong upright compact growth suited to hedging. This seedling also displayed orange red new growth.
- Characteristics
- Vigorous compact upright shrub about 2m(h) x 0.6m(w) with dark green mature leaves with red new growth
- Cultivation
- Sunny position in well drained soil
- Publication
- Plant Varieties Journal Volume Volume 35, Issue 2
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart 1986: Mature leaf 137A; Newly emerged leaf 187B, flowers: 158A
- Propagation
- PBR Protected
- Applicant Name
- Darren Cole
- Uses
- Formal hedging. As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -