Eugenia natalitiais a small, slender, fairly hardy, evergreen tree is a member of the Myrtle family.
It grows naturally along riverbanks and forested kloofs along the Escarpment from the Eastern Cape to Mpumalanga.
The leaves are thinly leathery and glossy dark green above. During June through December white flowers with a mass of stamens appear.
The ornamental, edible, red to purple-black fruit resembling miniature guavas. They attract birds to the garden. It is also a butterfly larval host plant.
Eugenia grows well in containers and makes an ideal pot plant. Plant in shade or semi-shade. Fairly thirsty.
Size Up to 4m