Lilly Pilly – Syzygium spp. and varieties

This plant attracts bees
This plant has produces fruit
This plant attracts insects
This plant has an indigenous use
This plant attracts birds
Suitable for pots
Culinary uses icon Edible Eden Design
Lillypilly ripe fruit on the tree

lillypilly cluster fruit

Syzygium (Lillypilly) fruit

Lillypilly fruit split in half

Lillypilly Fruit half

Lilly pilly fruit halved

Lilly pilly, native mint and elderflower wine cocktails

Lilly pilly, native mint and elderflower wine cocktails Edible Eden Design

Lilly pilly, native mint and elderflower wine cocktails

Avocado and Lilly Pilly Salad

avocado lilypily salad

Karen’s Lillypilly and avocado salad

Lilly Pilly Syzygium luehmannii fruit on tree CREDIT HEATHER MILES

Lilly Pilly Syzygium luehmannii_CREDIT HEATHER MILES

Cultivation notes

Evergreen shrubs and trees from 1.2 m to 7 m high. Tolerant of sun or shade and a variety of soil types. Can tolerate drying out but grow and fruit best with regular watering. Prune after fruiting to keep plants bushy. Good edible hedge and screening plant.

Uses

Fruits can be white, pink or purple when they ripen from late summer to winter. Size and taste varies. Eat raw, removing large seed, add to salad or fruit salad, preserve as jam, cordial or pickles, or add to slow cooked meals.

Recipes

Lilly Pilly and Avocado Salad

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