An attractive lilly pilly with reddish-pink new growth on pale green older growth, creating an attractive multi-coloured effect. It is dense growing and brilliant for hedging and screening. It responds beautifully to pruning and can be shaped to size. Grows from 2 to 7 metres tall and wide if left unpruned. Does well in sun to part shade, in most soil types as long as they are well drained. Waterwise once established. This is a psyllid resistant variety of lilly pilly.
Acmena smithii ‘Sunrise’ – Lilly Pilly
Plant Information
Plant Type - Small shrub, Large shrub
Common Name - Lilly Pilly
Scientific Name - Acmena smithii
Family - Myrtaceae
Cultivar Name - Sunrise
Other Common Name -
Minimum Height - 2
Maximum Height - 7
Minimum Width - 2
Maximum Width - 4
Flower Colour - Cream
Flowering Time - Spring
pH Level - Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type - Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Potting mix
Plant Environment - Low maintenance garden, Container growing, Coastal garden, Drought resistant
Climate Zone - Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean
Light - Sunny, Light shade
Growth Habit - Evergreen, Dense foliage, Spreading
Life Span - Perennial
Soil Moisture - Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
Propagation Method -
Frost Tolerance - Tolerates light frost
Plant Usage - Hedge, Topiary, Screen, Windbreak, Attractive foliage
Special Uses - Bonsai, Decorative fruit, Erosion control, Bird nesting plant, Pollution tolerant
Attracts Wildlife - Bees, Nectar eating birds, Seed eating birds, Butterflies, Other insects
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