Lilly pilly psyllid
Signs: Dimples and raised pimples on soft new growth, often on bronze-red flush leaves.
Remedy: Prune off affected flushes and dispose of them, feed to push clean growth, and spray new tips with horticultural oil as they emerge.
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Syzygium australe
Lilly Pilly is Australia's go-to native hedge. With its dense habit, rapid growth and bronze-to-crimson flush of new leaves, it creates a lush privacy screen in just a couple of seasons. We select psyllid-resistant varieties and shape them from planting so the hedge stays thick right to the ground.
Native, bird-attracting berriesFast growth for quick screeningPsyllid-resistant varieties availableClip-tolerant for crisp formal linesBest for 2–5 m hedges
From$33per plant, including GST
Three starting sizes
200mm · 300mm · 400mm pots
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Read the full description & care notes[ About ]
Lilly Pilly at a glance
A dense Australian native hedge suited to privacy screening and larger boundary planting.
A hardy native screen with colourful new growth, perfect for privacy hedging across the North Shore.
Worth knowing
A larger pot gives you a more established starting plant — not an instant hedge. Final density depends on spacing, the nursery batch and care in the first season.
[ Plant sizes ]
Available Lilly Pilly sizes
Pot size is not plant height. Each option below shows the nursery pot, the typical height of the plant when supplied, and current availability.
Starter
200mm size
- Typical supplied height
- 500–800mm
- Recommended spacing
- 500–600mm
- Stock
- Available
From $33 per plant
Grower
300mm size
- Typical supplied height
- 1.0–1.4m
- Recommended spacing
- 600mm
- Stock
- Limited availability
From $75 per plant
Established
Recommended400mm size
- Typical supplied height
- 1.4–1.8m
- Recommended spacing
- 600–800mm
- Stock
- Stock confirmation required
From $165 per plant
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[ Plant profile ]
At a glance
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Regular while establishing
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Mature height
- 4 m – 6 m unclipped
- Soil
- Fertile, moist, well-drained
- Frost tolerance
- Light frost when mature
[ Care guide ]
How to look after it
- 01Tip prune young plants regularly to promote dense basal growth.
- 02Apply native-friendly fertiliser in spring and autumn for strong colour.
- 03Keep soil moist during the first two summers; Lilly Pillies hate drying out young.
- 04Shape twice yearly for formal hedges, once for relaxed screens.
- 05Choose a psyllid-resistant cultivar to avoid leaf pimple damage.
[ Pests & problems ]
What to look out for
The most common issues we see on Lilly Pilly hedges around Sydney — how to spot them early, and what to do about them.
Aphids
Signs: Clusters of tiny green or black insects on tender shoot tips, with curling leaves.
Remedy: Blast off with a hose or spray with insecticidal soap in the early morning; encourage ladybirds rather than blanket spraying.
Scale & sooty mould
Signs: Brown bumps along stems followed by black sooty film on the leaves below.
Remedy: Oil spray the stems to smother scale, then wash foliage clean. Improve airflow with a light thinning prune.