Cascade Lilly Pilly Syzygium australe

🌱 Description

Cascade Lilly Pilly (botanical name: Syzygium australe ‘Cascade’) is a compact, ornamental Australian native shrub known for its graceful, slightly weeping foliage and vibrant flushes of bronze-red new growth. Its dense leaves create a soft, cascading effect, making it a popular choice for modern gardens, formal hedging, and feature planting.

During spring and summer, it produces small white fluffy flowers followed by decorative pink to red berries, which attract birds and beneficial insects.

⭐ Features

• Attractive cascading / slightly weeping growth habit
• Vibrant red-bronze new foliage
• Dense, glossy green leaves
• White flowers in spring–summer
• Decorative edible berries
• Excellent for hedging and screening
• Australian native plant
• Relatively psyllid resistant compared to older varieties

📏 Height & Width

• Height: 2–3 metres
• Width: 1.5–2 metres
  Can be pruned to maintain a lower hedge (as small as 1–1.5m).

🌿 Landscaping Uses

Cascade Lilly Pilly is extremely versatile in landscape design:

• ✔ Feature shrub in garden beds
• ✔ Informal or formal hedging
• ✔ Privacy screens
• ✔ Topiary shaping
• ✔ Large pots & containers
• ✔ Boundary planting
• ✔ Native & coastal gardens

Its soft texture pairs beautifully with grasses, lomandra, and flowering natives.

🌞 Care Guide

Sunlight:

Full sun to part shade

Soil:

Prefers well-drained soil enriched with organic matter

Watering:

Water regularly when young; once established, moderately drought tolerant

Pruning:

Responds very well to trimming — prune after new growth flush for dense shape

Fertiliser:

Apply slow-release native fertiliser in spring

Mulching:

Add mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds