Associate Eucryphia, a beautiful summer-flowering bush.

With heather soil bushes

Appreciating acidic, cool, and well-drained soils, Eucryphia is ideal for accompanying heather soil shrubs, which thrive in the same conditions as it does. Consider for example the vibrant flowering of azaleas: we particularly recommend those from the ‘Encore’ series, which have the advantage of flowering two to three times a year! You might choose the variety ‘Encore Bonfire’, which blooms in bright red, or ‘Encore Empress’, with semi-double pink flowers. The beautiful flowering of a Hydrangea macrophylla, with large flat or spherical umbels, will be perfect to accompany it. Alongside them, you can plant a Japanese maple, with its stunningly cut and coloured foliage. We recommend choosing a variety with light foliage, such as ‘Summer Gold’, whose golden leaves will be ideal for bringing brightness. Plant near Pieris japonica, Sarcococcas, and Daphnes… And for more originality, the Crinodendron hookerianum or Lantern tree will delight you with its beautiful small red bells from May to September. At the feet of these shrubs, you can install clumps of Hakonechloa macra, Carex oshimensis, and Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Variegatus’.

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Acer palmatum ‘Summer Gold’, Eucryphia x nymansensis (photo: Ashley Balsam), Crinodendron hookerianum, Azalea ‘Encore Sangria’ (photo: David J. Stang), Nandina domestica and Daphne transatlantica ‘Pink Fragrance’

In a seaside garden

Eucryphia thrives in the mild and humid climate of the Atlantic coast, particularly in Brittany and Normandy: take the opportunity to create a beautiful seaside garden! You can plant Eucryphia alongside hydrangeas and agapanthus, whose blue flowering will echo the colour of the sea. Bring an exotic style with the fan-shaped foliage of a palm, such as Chamaerops humilis ‘Cerifera’, with its bluish-grey leaves. You can also create a windbreak hedge with Griselinia littoralis, Elaeagnus ebbingei, and Pittosporum tobira, three evergreen bushes that tolerate salt spray. For perennials, add colour with the flowering of Armeria maritima, Delosperma, and Helichrysum. Also discover the Sea Holly, Eryngium maritimum, which grows spontaneously by the sea and forms a small perennial with spiny bluish-green foliage. You can plant it alongside the grass Lagurus ovatus, which produces small silky cream-white pom-poms in summer for a lovely contrast of shapes.

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Lagurus ovatus, Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansey’, Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’, Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer The Original’ (photo: Denolf), Griselinia littoralis, and Chamaerops humilis ‘Cerifera’

With other fragrant flowerings

Eucryphia offers a pleasantly fragrant flowering in summer, with a scent reminiscent of honey and lime tree. Take the opportunity to create a scented garden, where the fragrances of the flowers will accompany you during your strolls in the garden. For example, plant it alongside the English rose ‘Boscobel’, whose salmon-pink flowers exude a floral and fruity fragrance, or ‘The Pilgrim’, with yellow flowers releasing a spicy scent. Also consider the lily ‘Muscadet’, Gardenia, and Philadelphus ‘Pearls of Perfume’. For climbing plants, you can rely on the honeysuckle Lonicera heckrotii ‘Gold Flame’, the Clematis flammula ‘Aromatica’, which is very unique with its intensely fragrant small violet star-shaped flowers, and the jasmine Jasminum officinale ‘Clotted Cream’, with flowers as fragrant as the species type, but distinguished by their cream-yellow colour.

Discover our “scented and flowering hedge kit”, which combines different varieties of bushes with pleasantly fragrant flowering. For more options, you can check our entire range of fragrant flowering plants.

Jasminum officinale ‘Clotted Cream’ (photo: L. Enking), Eucryphia intermedia ‘Rostrevor’, Clematis flammula ‘Aromatica’, Lilium ‘Muscadet’ (photo: David J. Stang), Lonicera heckrotii ‘Gold Flame’ and rose ‘Boscobel’

In a cottage garden

With its white or pink flowers shaped like dog roses, Eucryphia has a charm that is both romantic and rustic, making it a perfect fit for a cottage garden. This typically English garden style is ideal for showcasing old stone country houses. It combines a great diversity of perennials, annuals, vegetable plants, herbs, and small fruits in the borders, creating a sense of lush vegetation! For perennials, consider geraniums, campanulas, sages, and phlox… Also, integrate some plants with generous foliage (ferns, hostas…). Don’t hesitate to grow climbing plants against the house wall, such as clematis and climbing roses.

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Eucryphia cordifolia (photo: Cristian Ordenes), Clematis ‘Hudson River’, Cynara cardunculus (photo: peganum) and Campanula lactiflora ‘Loddon Anna’

In a white garden

True symbols of purity and elegance, the white garden creates a soothing and luminous atmosphere that is very pleasant. Accompany the beautiful white flowers of Eucryphia glutinosa with those of Deutzia setchuenensis ‘Corymbiflora’ and the large spherical inflorescences, resembling snowballs, of Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’. At their feet, you can plant hardy geraniums, such as Geranium nodosum ‘Silverwood’ or Geranium richardsonii. Alongside these immaculate blooms, plant a few bushes with variegated foliage, such as Cornus alba ‘Ivory Halo’. You can also rely on the beautiful white bark of the Himalayan birch (Betula utilis var. jacquemontii).

Plants with silver foliage will integrate beautifully into this garden style, creating stunning white-silver masses. Consider, for example, wormwoods, Stachys byzantina, Cerastium tomentosum, and Salvia argentea.

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Deutzia setchuenensis ‘Corymbiflora’, Eucryphia glutinosa, Cornus alba ‘Ivory Halo’, Betula utilis var. jacquemontii (photo: W. Cutler), Geranium richardsonii, and Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’

To play with contrasts

Conversely, you can take advantage of the very bright flowering of Eucryphia to play with contrasts! Especially since several varieties offer variegated foliage (‘Gilt Edge’, ‘Spring Glow’…). Highlight these light shades by surrounding them with dark, brown, or purple foliage. Consider, for example, the Elder ‘Black Lace’, Physocarpus ‘Midnight’, Cotinus ‘Grace’, as well as Heuchera ‘Obsidian’. In contrast, add a few bushes or perennials with bright foliage alongside the Eucryphia, such as Hydrangea ‘Silver Lining’, Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’, Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’, and variegated hostas. This will give you a modern and original planting scheme that catches the eye and leaves no one indifferent!

Physocarpus ‘Midnight’, Eucryphia cordifolia, Hydrangea ‘Silver Lining’, Eucryphia lucida ‘Spring Glow’ (photo: Megan Hansen), Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ (photo: brewbooks) and Cotinus ‘Grace’