lilly pilly resilience
If you’re seeking the perfect screening or hedging plant for New Zealand gardens, lilly pilly resilience—also known as Syzygium Resilience—stands out as a superb choice. Loved for its vibrant green foliage, compact growth, and remarkable tolerance to pests and diseases, this versatile native is a favourite for both urban and rural landscapes. The “resilience” in its name isn’t just for show: Syzygium Resilience thrives in tough conditions, bouncing back from wind, drought, humidity, and even the occasional frost. It makes an ideal low-maintenance privacy hedge or feature shrub, delivering year-round interest for your garden.
Syzygium Resilience
Syzygium Resilience, Lilly Pilly Resilience
Syzygium australe Resilience, commonly known as Lilly Pilly or Brush Cherry, is a very popular hedging shrub. New foliage is a stunning, red-bronze colour and ages to become dark green which gives the plant dual colouring during active growth periods. Left untrimmed this will grow to 6 m tall and 3 m wide, though is often trimmed to much smaller sizes. Syzygium Resilience is commonly used for hedging and screening, planted as a backdrop for smaller plants, grown as specimen, included in a mixed planting, planted around outdoor living areas, or maintained in a container. It is a modern plant favoured by landscape designers due to its fantastic aesthetics and versatility.
From $26.93
- Suited to regions:
Subtropical, Temperate - Plant type:
Shrubs - Height:
6.00 m - Spread:
3.00 m - Flowering time:
Summer - Tolerances:
Extended dry periods, Hardy, Wind - Garden uses:
Hedging, Living areas, Parks, Pool areas, Screening, Specimen - Garden styles:
Backyard, City & Courtyard, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern
