Acmena smithii ‘Red Tip’ (Red Tip Lilly Pilly)

Acmena smithii ‘Red Tip’ is a fast-growing evergreen Australian native valued for its dense screening habit and striking flushes of colourful new growth. Its glossy dark green mature foliage is regularly contrasted by vibrant red, pink, or bronze new leaves, creating a dynamic and ornamental hedge or feature planting throughout the year.

In spring and summer, it produces small fluffy white flowers followed by edible magenta-purple berries in autumn that attract birds and beneficial wildlife. Naturally upright and compact, it is widely used for hedging, screening, and topiary where reliable structure and colour are desired with minimal maintenance.