Eugenia Shrub

Eugenia thrives in full sun and can tolerate a bit of shade. Eugenia shrubs grow well in varied soil conditions including alkaline, clayish, sandy, acidic, or loamy soil, which makes for a wide range of acceptable planting conditions. However, these shrubs do not like wet feet, and should have well draining soil. They are also intolerant of salty environments. A Eugenia garden hedge is very fast growing. Left alone, Eugenias can grow up to 20 feet tall, but as hedges, they are usually trimmed only 5 to 10 feet tall. Due to their dense growing habit and thin leaves, Eugenias can easily be trimmed into beautiful formal hedges.