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Symplocos

Sweetleaf
Photo: Philipp Franz von Siebold and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, Public domain

Symplocos is a genus of about 400 species of shrubs and trees, the only genus in the family Symplocaceae, found across tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia, the western Pacific and the Americas. Few are commonly grown, and care varies widely by species, so check the specific species you have.

Family
Symplocaceae (Symploc family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moisture-retentive, slightly acidic potting mix or garden soil with added organic matter.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Symplocos is a genus of flowering plants in the order Ericales, and is the only genus in family Symplocaceae. It comprises about 400 species distributed through tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia, the western Pacific and the Americas.

Where it grows

Symplocos is native to the following regions as defined in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions:

Other Symplocos plants

Buff Hazelwood · Sapphire-berry · Common sweetleaf

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Symplocos by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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