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Myrtaceae
Punchberry
Myrcia splendens
Also known as Bunchberry, Dwarf dogwood, Creeping dogwood, Myrcia riparia
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Shrub · Myrtaceae · Rainforest · Latin America · Ornamental · Small Tree · Glossy Leaves · Rare · Specialist Plant · White Flowers
Myrcia splendens is a glossy-leaved tropical shrub or small tree native to Central and South America, best suited to warm, frost-free climates or large conservatories. It prefers well-draining, fertile soil and a position with bright indirect to partial direct sunlight. Water regularly during the growing season and feed with a balanced fertiliser every 4–6 weeks to encourage healthy foliage and flowering.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings; ensure good drainage · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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