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About Brush Cherry
Brush Cherry is a popular houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Brush Cherry likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Syzygium paniculatum
Syzygium
Myrtaceae
Myrtales
Also known as
magenta lilly-pilly

How to care for Brush Cherry
How often to water your Brush Cherry

every 9
Brush Cherry needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Brush Cherry in your home

a window
Brush Cherry love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Brush Cherry does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Brush Cherry in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Brush Cherry

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Brush Cherry after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Brush Cherry
Brush Cherry
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
