Syzygium australe 'Resilience' - Lilly Pilly

Syzygium australe 'Resilience' - Australia's favourite all-rounder Lilly Pilly and our TOP PICK Lilly Pilly for versatile, reliable hedging and screening. This stunning native Australian plant combines exceptional ornamental beauty, proven performance, and year-round evergreen foliage, making it the perfect choice for gardens of all styles.

Growth Size: 4-5m h x 1.5m 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: Hedging, screening, topiary

Growth Rate: Fast

Key Features:
Foliage flushes with stunning copper and bronze new growth that gradually transitions to a glossy deep green as they mature, creating a constantly evolving colour palette. In spring and summer, delicate white fluffy flowers appear, followed by pink berries that persist through the seasons, attracting native birds and wildlife to your garden.  The berries are also edible! 

This variety is exceptionally pest and disease resistance particularly to psyllid, a common problem affecting many Lilly Pilly varieties. This resilience (true to its name!)

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

Size & Growth:
Mature height reaches 4-5 metres with a width of 1.5 metres. It's a fast-growing native variety that establishes quickly. 

Perfect Uses:
> Hedging and screens

> Native gardens

> Bird and wildlife attracting

> formal topiary and shaped plantings

Growing Requirements:
Prefers full sun to part shade positioning.

Light frost-tolerant, adapting well to most Australian climates.

Once established, this variety is low-maintenance and drought-tolerant.

It responds beautifully to pruning and shaping, making it ideal for formal hedge and topiary applications.

Why Choose Resilience?
The combination of outstanding ornamental beauty, proven psyllid resistance, reliable fast growth, native appeal, and wildlife-supporting properties make the Resilience the go-to choice for serious gardeners and landscapers. It's the perfect native plant for creating beautiful hedges.

200mm - 60cm tall

300mm - 1m tall

400mm - 1.4m tall

75L - 1.8m tall

100L - 2m+tall

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