Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Nymansay'
Nymans Eucryphia





Erect grower with larger leaves and very large, pure-white, fragrant blossoms. Flowers late-summer to autumn. Prefers to grow in cooler areas. Eucryphia x nymansensis is a hybrid between Eucryphia cordifolia and Eucryphia glutinosa.
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Family: Cunoniaceae, a family of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs (some are deciduous) mostly found in the tropical and wet temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere.
Genus: Eucryphia, eucryphia, derived from the Greek prefix εὐ (eu, 'good, well') and adjective κρύφιος (krúphios, 'concealed, hidden, secret'), meaning 'well-hidden', in reference to the flower buds of species in this genus being enclosed in a cap-like structure formed by the fusion of the flower sepals at their tips. Hence, the flower bud is hidden by the sepals. A genus of flowering trees and large shrubs native to south temperate regions of South America and coastal eastern Australia, mainly Tasmania.
Species: Eucryphia x nymansensis, nymansensis (Latinised), named after the Nymans garden in West Sussex, England where this hybrid species first arose in 1914.
Cultivar: Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Nymansay'
Common Name: Nymans Eucryphia