Acmena smithii 'Fire Screen'
Lilly pilly 'Fire Screen', Acmena smithii 'Firescreen', Syzygium smithii 'Fire Screen', Acmena smithii 'BWNFIR', Eungella gum 'Fire Screen', Coast satinash 'Fire Screen'
Acmena Acmena
'Fire Screen' _ 'Fire Screen' is a columnar, tender, evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy, elliptic, dark green leaves, red-bronze when young, and clusters of small, white flowers in summer are followed by edible, purple fruit.
Acmena smithii 'Fire Screen' is: Evergreen
Broadly columnar
White in Spring; White in Summer
Flushed bronze, Flushed red in Spring; Dark-green in All seasons
Root rot Root rot
Pruning group 8. May need restrictive pruning under glass.
Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Acmena smithii 'Fire Screen' (Lilly pilly 'Fire Screen') will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Flower Arranging, Greenhouse, Hedging/Screens, Wallside and trellises
Outdoors, best grown in deep, fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates short periods of light frost, coastal spray, moist but not waterlogged soil, and moderate drought. Under glass, grow in ericaceous compost in full light with shade from hot sun. In growth, water moderately & feed monthly. Water sparingly in winter.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
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Acmena smithii 'Fire Screen'
Lilly pilly 'Fire Screen', Acmena smithii 'Firescreen', Syzygium smithii 'Fire Screen', Acmena smithii 'BWNFIR', Eungella gum 'Fire Screen', Coast satinash 'Fire Screen'
Acmena Acmena
'Fire Screen' _ 'Fire Screen' is a columnar, tender, evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy, elliptic, dark green leaves, red-bronze when young, and clusters of small, white flowers in summer are followed by edible, purple fruit.
Australia, Malaysia
Evergreen
Broadly columnar
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White in Spring; White in Summer
Flushed bronze, Flushed red in Spring; Dark-green in All seasons
Pruning group 8. May need restrictive pruning under glass.
Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Acmena smithii 'Fire Screen' (Lilly pilly 'Fire Screen') will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Flower Arranging, Greenhouse, Hedging/Screens, Wallside and trellises
Outdoors, best grown in deep, fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates short periods of light frost, coastal spray, moist but not waterlogged soil, and moderate drought. Under glass, grow in ericaceous compost in full light with shade from hot sun. In growth, water moderately & feed monthly. Water sparingly in winter.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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