Eucryphia glutinosa
Eucryphia glutinosa, the brush bush or nirrhe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cunoniaceae, native to moist woodland habitats in Chile. It is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, growing to tall by wide, with glossy dark green leaves turning red in autumn. Single four-petalled, fragrant white flowers with prominent stamens appear in late summer.
The Latin specific epithet glutinosa means “sticky, glutinous”.
The hardiest of its genus, it is a popular subject for cultivation in parks and gardens, valued for its foliage and late flowering. It requires moist, acidic soil with roots shaded from the sun. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit
