Acmena smithii Little Ruby AcmsmiLR Lilly Pilly 200mm
Acmena smithii Little Ruby AcmsmiLR Lilly Pilly 200mm
Product Description
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Acmena smithii Little Ruby Lilly Pilly,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Compact lilly pilly with bright red new foliage. Small cream flowers appear in Spring and Summer. Use for a small hedge or topiary. this variety has a high psyllid resistance. Grows approx. 1.5m tall.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases:Generally trouble free, Myrtlepest And Disease Rust
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, Red
Flower Colour: Cream, Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate