Creek Lilly Pilly With Red Tips
Acmena smithii minor
A popular choice for a dense and attractive screen or hedging plant, this particular variety of lilly pilly is hardy and features lovely red new growth that is a pure delight a few times a year. Fairly fast growing, hardy and drought resistant, this plant requires little attention once established, and can be maintained as a hedge to any height up to 4 metres. Left alone it will form a dense natural shrub. For a hedge or screen, plant 1 metre apart.
Conditions
Botanical Name: Acmena smithii minor
Common Name: Creek Lilly Pilly With Red Tips
Family: Myrtaceae
Plant Type: Medium Shrub
Height: 3 m
Width: 3 m
Growth Habit: Evergreen, Dense, Rounded Form
Leaf Description: Dark Green, Red/Burgundy New Growth
Flower Colour: Cream
Flowering Time: Spring/Summer
Light Needs: Full Sun/Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry, Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
Soil Type: Any soil
Tolerances: Drought, Light Frost and Water Inundation
Uses: Hedge, Screen, Windbreak, Bird Nesting, Attracts Wildlife, Low maintenance, Courtyard, Container growing,
Coastal garden, Creek and Rainforest rehabilitation, Edible Fruit
Maintenance: Prune to shape and any desired height
Pests and Diseases: Scale and sooty mold if stressed
To Note: A good native alternative to Photinia if a red flush is desired in a hedge. For a hedge plant 1mt apart
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0448974421
FIND US
Nursery is open Tues, Wed and Thurs 9 - 3.
All other times by appointment.