Acmena smithii (Syzygium smithii) - Lilly Pilly

The Lilly Pilly is a compact, small fruit tree made up of a wonderful combination of dark green, maroon, and dark red waxy lanceolate leaves. It suitable to be grown in full shade, making it a perfect addition to the living room, home office or bedroom. It not only adds to your indoor styling needs, but it also helps purify the indoor air. It has been proven that greenery brightens up indoor spaces and has mood-boosting qualities! The small tree provides a fantastic array of colours that can be enjoyed all year round. From late spring, fragrant, white pom-pom flowers appear, followed by striking magenta-coloured, edible fruits in the autumn. They can be eaten straight from the tree, added to cakes, or used to make jam. Excellent pot plant, it is not fully hardy, so it needs to be overwintered frost free. 1-2m tall, not fussy to soil. 

The intended main use of this plant is to grow food for human consumption. We always recommend further research to learn the different ways in which the food source can be prepared and consumed.