Choosing the Best Lilly Pilly for Your Garden - The Top 5 Best Sellers.
Are you looking for a shrub that can add colour and texture to your garden? Look no further than Lilly Pilly – one of Australia's most popular plant choices. With its vibrant foliage and colourful berries, this plant is ideal for those looking to spruce up their landscaping. However, with so many varieties of Lilly Pilly available, it can be hard to choose the best one for your garden. So let us chat about the top six best-selling Lilly Pilly plants to help you make a good hedging choice.
1) Syzygium Select Form – This Lilly Pilly variety is a top choice for many Australian gardeners. Its lush, green foliage provides a beautiful backdrop for its small, white flowers and crimson berries. It's an excellent option for hedging or creating a screening plant. The Syzygium Select Form is easy to maintain, making it a popular choice for those who want a low-maintenance garden.
2) Syzygium Resilience – Another popular Lilly Pilly variety, the Syzygium Resilience is known for its toughness and resilience. It can withstand harsh weather conditions and can grow up to 4 meters tall, making it perfect for large gardens. Its vibrant green foliage turns darker as the plant ages, and it produces small, white flowers and red berries and it's psyllid resistant (hence Resilience), so no bumpy leaves.
3) Syzygium Acmena Smithii Minor Hedging Pack – Bye-bye neighbour – This Lilly Pilly is perfect for those who want to create a hedge between their property and their neighbours. Its dense foliage and upright growth habit make it an excellent choice for hedging and screening. The Syzygium Acmena Smithii Minor produces white flowers and red berries, providing a beautiful display throughout the year. Grows up to 3m. Sunny to part shade, suitable to most areas of Australia. Avoid poorly drained soil.
4) Acmena Smithii 'Firescreen' Lilly Pilly Screening Pack –Bushy all the way down, tall yet slim. If you're looking for a Lilly Pilly that can provide screening and privacy for your outdoor area, look no further than the Acmena Smithii 'Firescreen.' Its dense foliage makes it a great option for screening and can grow up to eight meters tall. It produces small, white flowers and a profusion of pink-red berries during the summer months.
Prefers a sunny spot in free draining soil. Protect from wind and salt spray. Tolerates frost and drought once established. Grows to 4m high.
5) Straight and Narrow™ Syzygium Australe Plant Pack – The Straight and Narrow™ Syzygium Australe is perfect for those looking for a narrow, compact hedge plant. Its slender growth habit makes it an ideal option for small gardens or tight spaces. It produces small, white flowers and mature red berries on a glossy green leaf. Straight and Narrow™ makes a native alternative to the Italian cypress or pencil pine if you want that tall slender look, and the new leaf colour glows red in sun. Grows to 8m high.
Picking the perfect Lilly Pilly for your backyard is tough. With so many species to choose from, it's like trying to find a needle in a leafy haystack. Lucky for you, we've narrowed it down to the top 5 fan-favorite plants. Whether you're in the market for a leafy hedge, sneaky screening plant or just a burst of colour, these Lilly Pillies are game changers. Ready to meet your match? Check out our list!