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Syzygium smithii 'Sunrise'
- File Number
- 1944
- ACRA Field Book Number
- 1315
- Registration Date
- 10/11/2022
- Application Received
- 25/11/2009
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Cultivar Name
- Syzygium smithii 'Sunrise'
- Origin
- A selection from a seed germination event. Selection criteria: colour of new growth, shape of plant and strong growth vigour. Breeders: Mark Cruickshank and Bill Douglass, Ingleside, NSW PBR Status Granted: 14-Oct-2008
- Characteristics
- Dense shrub 3m(h) x 2m(w) with small leaves which are reddish pink when young turning deep green when mature. Comparitor: Syzygium smithii 'Cherry Surprise' Diagnosis: Syzygium smithii 'Sunrise' has small new leaves and reddish-pink new growth Syzygium smithii 'Cherry Surprise' has bright red new foliage growth which matures to deep green.
- Cultivation
- Best in a moist well drained soil in a sunny spot but can be grown in part shade.
- Publication
- Plant Varieties Journal Volume 20, Issue 4
- Colour Coding
- RHS Colour Chart Leaves:Newly emerged: upper side 187C; Partly mature leaf: primary colour of upper side ca175A; Mature leaf: primary colour of upper side 147A;Stem: colour of new growth 187C
- Propagation
- PBR Protected
- Applicant Name
- Eightya Pty Limited
- Uses
- Formal hedging. As part of a mass planting or mixed in a shrubbery
- Availability
- Specialist native plant nurseries
- ANBG Accession Numbers
- -
- NSL ID
- -