Lilly Pillies
These pages will look at the genus Syzygium and similar or related genera including Acmena, Austromyrtus, Eugenia, and Waterhousea.
This is an enormous subject, as lillypillies become increasingly popular for hedging, topiary and feature shrubs and trees, and as the number of selections, cultivars, brand names and even hybrids proliferate in the marketplace, ranging from rainforest trees to relatively dwarf shrubs. Information and links will be added as they come to hand.
Psyllids These disfiguring leaf pests unfortunately affect many commonly grown Lillypillies. Some species and cultivars are said to be more resistant than others. Providng good growing conditions may help, but in these days of low maintenance and low-water-use gardens, it makes sense to select resistant species or culivars if the option is available.
News
Myrtle rust a threat to Lillypillies
This disease attacks a wide variety of plants in the family Myrtaceae. It was first detected in NSW in 2010, but has since been identified in Qld. The extent of the host range is still being investigated, but species of Acmena, Gossia, have been included in the list so far. For more information on the disease and up-to-date information concerning reporting obligations and quarantine restrictions, visit Biosecurity Queensland, the Myrtle Rust website (NSW Department of Primary Industries), or contact the relevant authority in your state or territory. (February 2011)
Links
Be sure to also check the many sites listed on the General Information page and in the "More Links" section at the bottom of this page. General
Species or Groups
Acmena
Red Apple ( Acmena brachyandra) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Eungella Satinash ( Acmena resa, Syzygium wesa) Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland
Lilly Pilly ( Acmena smithii) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Lilly Pilly ( Acmena smithii) At "Grow Me Instead" (an Australian website informing gardeners about safer alternatives to invasive ornamentals)
Gossia, Lenwebbia (Formerly Austromyrtus)
Gossia inophloia Thready-bark myrtle) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Gossia bidwillii Scrub python tree) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Gossia gonoclada Angle-stemmed myrtle) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Gossia hillii Scaly myrtle) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Gossia punctata Dotted myrtle) Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Eugenia
Cedar Bay Cherry ( Eugenia reinwardtiana) At "Grow Me Instead" (an Australian website informing gardeners about safer alternatives to invasive ornamentals)
Syzygium
Syzygium australe Scrub cherry, brush cherry, creek cherry, creek lilly pilly, creek satinash. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Purple Cherry ( Syzygium crebrinerve) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld
Johnson River Satinash ( Syzygium erythrocalyx) At "Grow Me Instead" (an Australian website informing gardeners about safer alternatives to invasive ornamentals)
Syzygium floribundum Weeping lilly pilly, weeping myrtle. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Syzygium francisii Giant water gum, rose satinash. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Grey satinash ( Syzygium gustavioides syn . Eugenia gustavioides) Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries, Queensland
Syzygium ingens Red apple. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Syzygium luehmannii Small-leaved lilly pilly, cherry satinash, riberry, small-leaved water gum, creek cherry, water myrtle. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Riberry (Syzygium luehmannii) Australian Native Foods, CSIRO
Syzygium oleosum Blue lilly pilly, scented satinash. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Syzygium smithii Creek lilly pilly, narrow-leaved lilly pilly. Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
Waterhousea
Roly Poly Satinash Waterhousea unipunctata At "Grow Me Instead" (an Australian website informing gardeners about safer alternatives to invasive ornamentals)
Alternative spellings and misspellings: Lilly pilly, Lillipilly, Lillipillies, Lilly-pilly, Lilly-pillies, Lily Pilly, Lily Pillies, Lilly Pillies, Lily-Pilly, Lily-Pillies, Syzygium leuhmanii, Syzygium leuhmanii, Syzygium luehmanii.
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