Australian Native Plants

Australian Native Plants - Syzygium





Syzygium australe
(Scrub Cherry)
Syzygium australe
Height
 5m - 18m
The Scrub Cherry is a rainforest tree growing to 35 m tall. In cultivation, it is usually a small to medium tree. The leaves are lance-shaped and grow 4 cm to 8 cm long and 1 cm to 3 cm wide. The plant flowers mostly in spring. The flowers are white... Read more >
Syzygium francisii
(Giant Water Gum)
Syzygium francisii
Height
 20m
The Giant Water Gum is a medium to large tree with dense crown, growing to 20 m tall (sometimes over 30 m tall). Large trees develop buttresses at the base. The leaves are elliptical with a pointed tip and grow 4 cm to 8 cm long and 15 mm to 35 mm... Read more >
Syzygium luehmannii
(Small Leaved Lilly Pilly)
Syzygium luehmannii
Height
 5m - 10m
Spread
 4m - 8m
The Small Leaved Lilly Pilly is a rainforest tree with dense crown growing to 30 m tall. It usually grows to about 8 m or 10 m in cultivation Large trees develop buttresses at the base of trunk. The shiny leaves are small with a pointed tip and grow... Read more >
Syzygium oleosum
(Blue Lilly Pilly)
Syzygium oleosum
Height
 15m
The Blue Lilly Pilly is a tree growing 4 m to 15 m tall. The leaves are elliptic tapering to a point at tip, dark glossy above and paler underneath, and grow 3 cm to 12 cm long and 1 cm to 4 cm wide. The plant flowers in spring. The flowers are... Read more >
Syzygium paniculatum
(Magenta Lilly Pilly)
Syzygium paniculatum
Height
 15m
The Magenta Lilly Pilly is a dense rainforest shrub or small tree growing to 15 m tall. The leaves are elliptical tapering to a point at the tip, shiny dark green above with a paler underside, and grow 4 cm to 9 cm long and 1.5 cm to 3 cm wide. The... Read more >
Syzygium smithii
(Lilly Pilly)
Syzygium smithii
Height
 10m - 20m
Spread
 5m - 15m
Syzygium smithii (formerly Acmena smithii) is commonly known as Lilly Pilly. It grows as a dense tree to 20 m tall and up to 15 m wide. The trunk is sometimes buttressed. The leaves are dark shiny green and are ovate, growing from 2 cm to 10 cm long... Read more >
Syzygium wilsonii
(Powderpuff Lilly Pilly)
Syzygium wilsonii
Height
 2m
Spread
 2m
The Powderpuff Lilly Pilly is a shrub growing to 3 m tall (sometimes up to 5 m). The leaves are shiny dark green above, paler below and grow 9 cm to 18 cm long and 3 cm to 5 cm wide. New growth is bronze in colour. The plant flowers in spring and... Read more >