Lilly pilly — Riberry

Syzygium luehmannii

Australian native rainforest tree with bright pink new growth and clusters of small tart-sweet pink-red berries — a popular bushfood and excellent screening hedge.

Hardiness ratings

Lilly pilly — Riberry hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 9–11 −6.7 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H3 −5 °C to 1 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 9 −1 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 5–7 5 °C and warmer Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Berries ripen December–January in the Southern Hemisphere — a reliable summer-into-Christmas seasonal marker
  • Tolerates shaping and hedging well; native to subtropical eastern Australia

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Reference

Lilly pilly — Riberry on Wikipedia