{"product_id":"syzygium-floribunda-waterhousea-floribunda","title":"Weeping Lilly Pilly - Syzygium floribundum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWeeping Lilly Pilly - Syzygium floribundum\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong sold under its old name Waterhousea, \u003cem\u003eSyzygium floribundum\u003c\/em\u003e hangs its long narrow leaves in curtains, with new growth flushing pink and copper before hardening to glossy dark green. It grows naturally along riverbanks in eastern Australia, so it accepts damp ground and periodic wet feet that would kill most screening plants. Critically for a lilly pilly, it is not disfigured by pimple psyllid, which is why it remains the default choice for tall clipped screens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Weeping Lilly Pilly\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurtain Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Long pendulous leaves hang in overlapping layers, giving a soft moving screen rather than a flat green wall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePsyllid Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foliage stays clean where older lilly pilly types pucker and blister.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet Ground Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: A riverbank species by origin, it handles heavy soils and seasonally damp positions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClips Hard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Responds to shearing with dense regrowth, so it can be held anywhere from 3m to 8m.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColoured Flush\u003c\/strong\u003e: Each growth flush comes away pink to bronze, giving several colour changes a year.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTall Boundary Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: The standard solution for blocking a two storey overlooking neighbour on a narrow side boundary.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClipped Formal Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Holds a crisp face at 3 to 6m with two cuts a year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway Avenue\u003c\/strong\u003e: Left unpruned it makes a graceful weeping canopy tree along a long drive.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCreek Lines and Damp Ground\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the few large evergreens that will thrive where drainage is imperfect.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through to early autumn, avoiding the coldest weeks in frost-prone districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adaptable across clay, loam and improved sand. It prefers moisture-retentive soil with reasonable drainage and tolerates short periods of saturation\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply two or three times a week for the first summer so the root plate drives down rather than sideways. Mulch to 75mm across the full planting row and hold off shearing until plants have made a season of free growth.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 15m unpruned in gardens, easily held lower by clipping\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Riverbanks and gullies of coastal NSW and Queensland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy white, in summer\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795298681118,"sku":"ND-1641-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":59795298713886,"sku":"ND-1641-75L","price":850.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795298746654,"sku":"ND-1641-100L","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":59795298779422,"sku":"ND-1641-150L","price":1795.45,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Jkzl9TB3gZvNmNoGAZbaM_81D7NslZ.jpg?v=1787313029","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/syzygium-floribunda-waterhousea-floribunda","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}