Lilly pillies (Acmena and Syzygium species) are native Australian rainforest plants that have gained enormous popularity in recent years not as fruiting plants but as fast-growing hedging and screening plants. The fruit is really a bonus.The fluffy flowers turn into beautiful berries, ranging from mauve to crimson in colour, which can be used to make jams, jellies and sauces. Most of the fruit is tart but some is sweet and crunchy so, if you have a lilly pilly fruiting in your garden, taste it to see if it is worth eating fresh. Native birds love lilly pilly flowers and fruit and chooks also enjoy scrabbling around under the lilly pillies for fallen fruit.
Lilly Pilly Care
Syzygium Smithii
What is the plant
humidity
Normal
lighting
Part sun and part shade
hardiness zone
9 - 11
difficulty
Medium
Invasive
Weed
How to Care for the Plant
Water
reliable moisture during hot and dry periods. Keep well-mulched.
Pruning
Prune off spent flower heads after flowering to prevent fruit developing.
Fertilizer
feed annually with a quality controlled-release fertiliser.
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Sunlight
sun through to part shade.
Soil
prefers deep, quality soil, but adaptable. Smaller varieties are okay in pots.
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