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Nursery Direct
Purple Rain Lilly Pilly
Syzygium australe ‘Purple Rain’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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The photo shows this species, not the individual plant reserved for you. Send us an enquiry and we usually reply within 1 business day with photos of the actual stock available in the size you want.
Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 430mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 70L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 75L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 90L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 500mm about 2.5 to 3.5m, 125L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 150L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 200L about 3 to 4.5m, 300L about 3 to 4.5m, 350L about 3 to 4.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 1.2m of clear, level access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
Looking for a larger size?
Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Purple Rain Lilly Pilly, Syzygium australe 'Purple Rain'
One of Australia's most refined screening natives, Purple Rain Lilly Pilly delivers immediate visual impact through its striking deep-purple new growth and dense, glossy canopy. At advanced sizes, it establishes a substantial hedge or feature specimen from day one, no waiting for results.
Why Purple Rain Lilly Pilly
Deep Purple New Growth: Vivid seasonal flush of purple foliage creates bold contrast against mature green growth, delivering year-round visual interest.
Dense, Rapid Establishment: Forms a thick, structured screen quickly, making it the preferred choice for projects requiring fast canopy coverage.
Psyllid Resistance: Naturally resistant to psyllid pests, ensuring foliage remains pristine and presentation-ready without intervention.
Environmental Resilience: Tolerates drought, coastal exposure, and light frost, performing reliably across a broad range of Australian conditions.
Seasonal Ornamental Value: Fluffy white flowers and edible berries add layered interest while supporting local bird and pollinator activity.
Ideal Applications
High-Privacy Screening: Planted at advanced sizes, delivers immediate boundary definition and sightline control on residential and commercial properties.
Formal Hedging: Responds exceptionally well to shaping, making it suitable for clipped, structured hedges in contemporary and classical landscape designs.
Feature Specimen: When grown as a standalone form, the distinctive foliage colour commands attention in statement planting beds or entrance landscapes.
Coastal and Exposed Projects: A dependable performer in harsh coastal or wind-exposed sites where lesser species struggle to establish.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1 to 1.5m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 3 to 4m
Best Planting Season: Spring or autumn
Soil & Drainage: Adaptable to most well-drained soils including clay and loam; tolerates moderate moisture but avoid prolonged waterlogging
Establishment Care: Water deeply two to three times per week for the first 8 to 12 weeks until established. Apply a 75mm layer of mulch around the base, keeping it clear of the trunk, to retain soil moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 3 to 5m
Width: 2 to 3m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Eastern Australia
Flower Colour: White
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







