This shrub to small tree has upright spreading branches that form a dense rounded crown. It has dark green oblong leaves and the deep red pom-pom like flower heads appear terminally from spring to early summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Syzygium wilsonii subsp.wilsoniiis naturally found in Australia growing in rainforests on the north coast of Queensland from Ingham to Cooktown. It tolerates poor well drained soils in a semi shaded to sunny position and is moderately frost and drought tolerant.

The Powder-puff Lillypilly is grown for its flowers and shrubby habit. It is a colourful shrub that normally only reaches 2 to 3 m (6ft) under cultivation. It is planted in small gardens along shrub borders for screening or grown as a flowering specimen. It is also planted in rainforest settings in the understorey tolerating a shaded sheltered position. It has a moderate growth rate and establishes in 3 to 5 years.ID 793

Syzygium(si-ZIJ-ee-um) wilsonii (wil-SON-ee-eye)

Myrtaceae(mir-TAY-see-ee)
Myrtle, Eucalyptus, Clove and Guava Family