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Hedging plants
Syzygium australe 'Cherry Surprise'
Lilly Pilly Cherry Surprise is a compact Australian native hedge plant grown for its striking flushes of cherry-red new growth against glossy deep-green foliage. It knits into a dense, colourful screen quickly, holds a tidy shape with light clipping, and brings months of colour from spring through autumn as each new flush emerges. Supplied as advanced 300mm pot plants approximately 1.5m tall, it establishes fast into a lush, colourful hedge or feature screen.
Minimum 1 plant per selected size. Pot size is not plant height.
Prices include GST. No payment now — we confirm availability, delivery and installation first.
18 × 300mm at 60 cm spacing
Includes a plant at each end. We confirm final spacing for your site.
[ About ]
Lilly Pilly Cherry Surprise is a compact Australian native hedge plant grown for its striking flushes of cherry-red new growth against glossy deep-green foliage. It knits into a dense, colourful screen quickly, holds a tidy shape with light clipping, and brings months of colour from spring through autumn as each new flush emerges. Supplied as advanced 300mm pot plants approximately 1.5m tall, it establishes fast into a lush, colourful hedge or feature screen.
Brilliant cherry-red new growth over glossy green foliage — Cherry Surprise grows into a dense, colourful native hedge.
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 ]
Pot size is not plant height. Each option below shows the nursery pot, the typical height of the plant when supplied, and current availability.
300mm size
$85 per plant
Subject to current stock availability and final confirmation.
[ Plant profile ]
[ Care guide ]
[ Pests & problems ]
The most common issues we see on Lilly Pilly Cherry Surprise hedges around Sydney — how to spot them early, and what to do about them.
Signs: Dimples and raised pimples across the soft new growth — the classic lilly pilly problem on susceptible varieties.
Remedy: Cherry Surprise is bred to resist psyllid, so damage is rare. On the odd affected tip, prune it off and dispose of it, then feed to push clean new growth.
Signs: Clusters of tiny green or black insects on Cherry Surprise's tender red shoot tips, curling the fresh leaves as each flush emerges.
Remedy: Blast off with a hose or spray with insecticidal soap in the early morning; encourage ladybirds rather than blanket spraying so the colourful flush stays intact.
Signs: Brown bumps along Cherry Surprise's stems with sticky honeydew, followed by a black sooty film dulling the glossy leaves below.
Remedy: Oil spray the stems to smother scale, then wash foliage clean. A light thinning prune opens the hedge up so the mould doesn't resettle.