PlantSale Plant care guide

Lilly Pilly

Syzygium australe · Myrtaceae

Australia's favourite native screen — glossy evergreen leaves flushed coppery-red when new, clipping into dense hedges and topiary, followed by edible magenta berries the birds love.

At a glance

Habit: Shrub
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Moderate Water
Soil: Clay Soil, Well-Drained
Climate: Subtropical, Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate
Frost: Frost-Hardy
Mature size: 4 m H × 2.5 m W
Foliage: Evergreen
Flowering: Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Hedging & Screening
Feature / Specimen
Topiary
Bird-Attracting
Edible / Productive
Coastal / Salt-Tolerant