Syzygium Cascade - Cascading Lilly Pilly

Syzygium Cascade

Syzygium australe 'Cascade' is a beautiful cascading Lilly Pilly variety that brings soft, flowing elegance to garden screening and hedging.

Unlike rigid formal hedges, the Cascade features a naturally relaxed, weeping growth habit with beautiful green and pink foliage and stunning pink pom-pom clustered flowers, offering a more informal look with less maintenance.

Growth size: 2-3m h x 2m w

Spacing: Plant these every 80cm apart for a faster forming hedge or further apart for a slower forming hedge.

Positioning: Full sun to part shade

Temperament: Light frost tolerant

Perfect for: Screening and hedging, feature plant, contrasting

Growth Rate: Fast

Key Features

In summer, delicate pink pom-pom clustered flowers appear, providing ornamental beauty and attracting native birds and wildlife.

Edible pink fruit follows the flowers, extending the season of visual interest and offering additional food sources for wildlife.

The naturally cascading, weeping growth habit creates a graceful, flowing appearance that's distinctly different from upright, rigid hedging varieties with less to no maintenance.

It's also psyllid resistant.

Size & Growth

Growth size is around 2-3m tall by 2m wide.

For optimal hedge formation, space plants approximately 80cm apart for faster screen establishment, or further apart for a slower forming hedge or screen. 

Growing Requirements

Prefers full sun to part shade positioning.

Light frost tolerant, adapting well to most Australian climates.

Once established, low-maintenance and drought-tolerant.

Responds well to light pruning if desired, though its natural cascading form often needs minimal intervention to look beautiful.

Perfect Uses

> Informal relaxed screening and hedging

> Feature individual plantings

> Native gardens

> Wildlife supporting landscapes

> Softer garden boundaries

Why Choose Cascade

> Unique cascading and growth habit

> Contrasting colours of soft green and pink foliage

> Beautiful pink pom-pom flower appeal

> Edible fruit benefit

> Psyllid resistance

> Lower maintenance requirements - leave it in it's natural form

> Informal aesthetic