Syzygium australe Orange Twist

Common Name:
Orange Twist Lilly Pilly

Description:
Syzygium australe ‘Orange Twist’ is a vibrant, compact cultivar of the classic Australian lilly pilly, chosen for its brilliant orange-toned new growth and dense, upright habit. Its foliage emerges in rich copper-orange hues before maturing to glossy mid-green, providing year-round colour and interest, even without flowers or fruit. This evergreen shrub is ideal for formal or informal hedging, screens, or as a low-maintenance feature plant in modern garden designs. In spring to summer, small fluffy white flowers may appear, occasionally followed by edible, pink-red berries that attract birds. Perfectly suited to Melbourne’s climate, ‘Orange Twist’ performs well in full sun to part shade, adapts to most soil types, and is both drought and light frost tolerant once established. With minimal pruning and occasional feeding, it maintains a tidy, columnar shape, making it ideal for hedging along driveways, fencelines, or in narrow garden beds.

Form:

• Shrub - Medium

• Shrub - Small

Mature Size:

• Height: 2 to 3 metres

• Width: 1 to 1.5 metres

Aspect:

• Full Sun

• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring

• Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:

• White

Key Attributes:

• Australian native

• Suitable for Hedging

• Suitable for Screening

• Bird Attracting

• Edible Fruit

• Colourful Foliage

• Low Maintenance

• Suitable for Pots

• Drought Tolerant

• Evergreen

• Fast Growing

Toxicity:
Not known to be toxic to humans or animals. Edible fruit is safe but tart and best used in jams or sauces.

Companion Plants:

• Callistemon ‘Green John’

• Lomandra ‘Tanika’

• Acacia cognata ‘Mini Cog’

• Westringia ‘Zena’

• Dianella ‘Little Jess’