Expect a long flowering season from late spring to winter- filled with white-cream flowers - from Syzygium oleosum, Tucker Bush tm Blue Lilly Pilly. The beautiful dark and glossy oval leaves are aromatic, releasing fruity scents when crushed. Berries start out red and develop blue hues as they ripen. Reaching up to 25mm in diameter, these round fruits grow in small clusters and bear a distinctive cross- or bellybutton-shaped figure at the end. Once the fruits turn blue or purple, they are ready to harvest by simply plucking them from the branch. With hints of ginger and lavender flavours, Blue Lilly Pilly berries may be used to make jams, jellies, sauces, syrups, confectionery and wine. The dense foliage makes the Blue Lilly Pilly perfect as a screen, windbreak, hedge or shade tree.
Soil: Prefers rich, well-drained soils kept moist throughout the year.
Conditions: Grow in full sun or part shade.
Size: Height 7m x width 4m
Soil: Prefers rich, well-drained soils kept moist throughout the year.
Conditions: Grow in full sun or part shade.
Size: Height 7m x width 4m