Botanical Name: Common Names:
Syzygium luehmannii Pink Tips Riberry, Small Leaved Lilly Pilly, Cherry Satinash,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Citrus & Fruit, Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense
Description:
Attractive evergreen native shrub with a dense, weeping habit with small leaves that have bright pink new growth. Spring flowers are white and followed by pink edible berries in Summer. Grows approx. 5m tall and 1.5m wide. Use as a hedge, in containers and general garden use. Berries can be used to make jam.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Bush Tucker, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Edible Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Native Garden, Shade Tree
Pests & Diseases: Myrtlepest And Disease Rust, Psyllids, Sooty Mould
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
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