Botanical Name: Common Names:
Syzygium luehmannii Lulu Dwarf Riberry, Small Leaved Lilly Pilly, Cherry Satinash,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Shrub Like
Description:
Attractive, neat, evergreen native tree with a dense, weeping habit with small leaves that have bright green, pink, purple and orange flushes all year. Spring flowers are white and followed by pink edible berries in summer. Grows approx. 4m tall and 2m wide. Use as a hedge, in containers and general garden use.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Bush Tucker, Courtyard, Edible Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Pink
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate