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Syzygium australe Bush Christmas
Syzygium australe Bush Christmas
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Syzygium australe Bush Christmas - Lilly Pilly
- Mature size: 2-3m tall.
- Recommended spacing for a hedge: 60cm-1m apart
- Ideal growing conditions: Full sun-part shade.
- Growth rate: Moderate-fast.
Uses: Pot/container plant, native garden, small gardens, Topiary or Parterre gardens, Japanese-style gardens, garden filler, mass plantings, lining driveways, feature shrub, playgrounds, informal privacy screen, short hedge, erosion control/bank stability.
Noteworthy: Australian Native cultivar, low maintenance, attracts birds and other pollinators.
Tolerant: Pruning/hard cut-backs, wind, light frost once established, adaptable to a range of soil types.
Colour/Growth form: Glossy orange-bronze new leaves that turn green as they mature, short evergreen shrub, dense/compact growth.
Syzygium australe 'Bush Christmas' is a versatile Australian native that grows up to 3 meters tall, making it great for small gardens or hedging. Its new leaves start as glossy orange-bronze before maturing to green, forming a dense, compact evergreen shrub. This low maintenance 'lilly pilly' thrives in full sun, and is ideal for pots, topiaries, lining driveways, or as a feature shrub. It is well-suited for informal privacy screens or erosion control, and can attract birds and other pollinators.
- Mature size: 2-3m tall.
- Recommended spacing for a hedge: 60cm-1m apart
- Ideal growing conditions: Full sun-part shade.
- Growth rate: Moderate-fast.
Uses: Pot/container plant, native garden, small gardens, Topiary or Parterre gardens, Japanese-style gardens, garden filler, mass plantings, lining driveways, feature shrub, playgrounds, informal privacy screen, short hedge, erosion control/bank stability.
Noteworthy: Australian Native cultivar, low maintenance, attracts birds and other pollinators.
Tolerant: Pruning/hard cut-backs, wind, light frost once established, adaptable to a range of soil types.
Colour/Growth form: Glossy orange-bronze new leaves that turn green as they mature, short evergreen shrub, dense/compact growth.
Syzygium australe 'Bush Christmas' is a versatile Australian native that grows up to 3 meters tall, making it great for small gardens or hedging. Its new leaves start as glossy orange-bronze before maturing to green, forming a dense, compact evergreen shrub. This low maintenance 'lilly pilly' thrives in full sun, and is ideal for pots, topiaries, lining driveways, or as a feature shrub. It is well-suited for informal privacy screens or erosion control, and can attract birds and other pollinators.