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Though extremely rare in British and Irish gardens, the South American genus Myrceugenia shows great horticultural potential and a number of species have entered cultivation in the last four decades, primarily through the efforts of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Two of the showiest of these, Myrceugenia lanceolata and Myrceugenia leptospermoides, both Chilean endemics, are discussed.
The rarely cultivated South American myrtle, Myrceugenia lanceolata (Juss. ex J. St.‐Hil.) Kausel, is illustrated, and its cultivation is discussed. The career of its discoverer, Joseph Dombey (1742–1794) is reviewed.