Syzygium ‘Fortune Teller’ is a medium sized shrub with lovely variegated foliage. In warmer months the leaves are yellow-cream and green, but in the cooler months it flushes with a range of colours, from crimson to bronze and orange. It grows to 3 metres tall and 2 metres wide, and can be pruned to size and shape. A great hedge, screen and topiary plant, as it responds well to trimming. It has cream fluffy flowers in spring, followed by purple edible berries. A great bird attracting plant.
Grow in full sun to part shade, does well on most soil types. Fertilise in spring with a good general purpose or native plant food. Frost and humidity tolerant.
Note – lilly pilly fruit can be a slipping and tripping hazard when they drop, so need cleaning up regularly
Plant Information
Plant Type - Large shrub
Common Name - Lilly Pilly
Scientific Name - Syzygium australe
Family - Myrtaceae
Cultivar Name - Fortune Teller
Other Common Name -
Minimum Height - 2
Maximum Height - 3
Minimum Width - 1.5
Maximum Width - 2
Flower Colour - Cream
Flowering Time - Spring
pH Level - Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type - Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Potting mix
Plant Environment - Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Container growing, Cold climate, Coastal garden
Climate Zone - Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Cool
Light - Sunny, Light shade
Growth Habit - Evergreen, Dense foliage, Variegated
Life Span - Perennial
Soil Moisture - Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
Propagation Method -
Frost Tolerance - Tolerates light frost
Plant Usage - Hedge, Topiary, Feature plant, Screen, Windbreak, Attractive foliage
Special Uses - Decorative fruit, Erosion control, Honey producing plant, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing
Attracts Wildlife - Bees, Nectar eating birds, Seed eating birds, Butterflies, Other insects
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