Botanical Name: Common Names:
Acmena smithii Allyn Magic Dwarf Lilly Pilly,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded
Description:
Compact native shrub with glossy, green-brown foliage perfect for low hedging. Dense, new growth an eye catching orange-bronze. Grows to approx. 80cm, sits happily between 40-60cm as a low hedge. No prominent flowers, long lived and relatively pest and disease free.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prune to shape. Tolerates most soil types and keep watered in dry weather to avoid leaf drop. Will tip burn in severe frosts. Plant spacing for hedge - 45cm apart. Will adapt to clay soils, but is much slower growing. Information & Images courtesy of Austraflora.
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Red
Flower Colour: Insignificant, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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