Family Myrtaceae
Originating from Tasmania and Australia.
- Brilliantly silver, pink-margined evergreen leaves form a billowing, aromatic crown.
- Scented white flowers bloom in summer and autumn, followed by silver seed pods.
- Thrives in neutral to acidic, well-drained soil, full sun, ideal for small gardens.
Azure Cider Gum adapts to any style, from traditional English gardens to modern outdoor living spaces. This hardy, slow-growing eucalypt, gaining 60-90cm yearly, thrives as a hedge, slender small tree, or potted specimen. Reaching 8m high and 4m wide in 10-20 years, its versatility suits small gardens, offering a striking, low-maintenance, hardy focal point for all UK landscapes.
Its brilliantly silver/white, pink-margined leaves form an aromatic, billowing crown, perfect for cut foliage arrangements. Scented white flowers bloom from summer to autumn, followed by silver seed pods. This evergreen’s vivid foliage adds contemporary elegance to patios or raised beds, drawing pollinators with its delicate, nectar-rich blooms.
Its many qualities make it a go-to variety. Dense, bushy foliage, peeling tan, cream, and silver bark, and adorable pink-tinged silvery shoots create year-round interest, close-up or from afar. Ideal for coastal screening or as a shapely small tree framing outdoor sofas and entertaining areas. This tough cultivar, among the hardiest eucalypts, is even suited to growing in large pots, making brilliant silver statements.
Care Tips for Eucalyptus gunnii Azura Small Garden Plants
- Soil and Sun: Prefers neutral to acidic, well-drained soil; full sun for best dense bushy growth.
- Planting: Plant in spring, or summer if watered diligently; ensure good drainage. Stake loosely, allowing a little movement to stimulate root growth.
- Watering: Water regularly until established; drought-tolerant thereafter, avoid waterlogging.
- Pruning: Prune in early spring to maintain shape; coppice for juvenile foliage, if desired.
Use the Azure Cider Gum’s unique, bright, and softly textured crown in any garden role; its adaptability makes it indispensable. Furthermore, it is ideally suited to coastal Norfolk and Suffolk gardens; its aromatic, compact foliage thrives in maritime exposure, as a hedge, potted plant, or tree.
Planting Suggestions
Dazzlingly dramatic, aromatic, and refined, the chic and intricately detailed foliage, flowers, and bark of eucalyptus stimulate every sense. Their brilliant silvery-grey colours, and highly mobile shoots and leaves, rustle and flap together. Their intense and therapeutic essential oils infuse the air, and the fluttering dappled shade and refracted light from their glossy leaf surfaces is hypnotic.
Create an aromatherapy grove in any size of garden, using our range of smaller-growing species. In larger gardens, make an enclosure of towering species, with an inner sanctum of the shrub-like ones.
Eucalyptus nitens, dalrympleana, gunnii, and nicholii can form the ‘outer circle’ of a healing Aussie escape. Eucalyptus gregsoniana, pulverulenta ‘Baby Blue’, and gunnii ‘Azura’ can surround hammocks, outdoor sofas, and swing seats. Lose yourself in an other-worldly reverie from a comfy reclining position, looking into their swaying crowns, and let the world pass by for a while.
