Acmena smithii
Lillypilly
Acmena smithii
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the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.
Plant Type:Evergreen tree, can be cultivated as a screening hedge
Maximum Height:8-10m
Soil Type:Open friable, moist soil
Position:Most aspects
Climatic Zone:All zones-Mainland Australia
Propagation:Seed in winter
Flowers:Pinkish-white flowers, spring to early summer

    "Yet what could be more beautiful and more satisfactory than the lilly pilly. Who in the world ever gave it such a name! The light of recognition so often comes into the eyes of those who greet the botanic name Eugenia with a blank expression, that one reluctantly adopts this appellative."

    "Letters to Garden Lovers", Australian Home Beautiful, April 1938.

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