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Syzygium wilsonii
Powderpuff lilly-pilly (Syzygium wilsonii) is a small rainforest tree from northeast Queensland, Australia, grown in gardens for its red powderpuff flowers and white berries. Its main needs are a shaded to part-shaded spot, humus-rich moist soil and frost-free conditions.
Syzygium wilsonii, commonly known as powderpuff lilly-pilly, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae endemic to northeast Queensland, Australia. It is a rainforest tree, first described in 1865. It has a conservation status of least concern.
A number of cultivars have been created and have become popular in urban gardens.
The natural range is from the Daintree River to about Ingham, where it grows in undisturbed rainforest from sea level to about 800 m (2,600 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Syzygium wilsonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
