Lilly Pilly Varieties, Simply Compared

Lilly Pilly is the default privacy hedge across eastern Australia for good reason, but the name covers dozens of varieties. Here is how the popular ones stack up for screening.

What you are choosing between

Common hedging varieties include Resilience, Backyard Bliss, Straight and Narrow and various Syzygium and Acmena types. They differ in leaf size, growth habit, ultimate height and, crucially, how well they resist psyllid, the little pest that causes bumpy, pimpled leaves.

Why we plant Resilience

Resilience earns its name. It holds dense foliage from the ground up, takes a trim well, handles the SEQ climate and shrugs off psyllid far better than older varieties. For a clean, solid privacy wall that stays looking sharp, it is hard to beat.

Matching variety to job

A narrow variety suits a tight side boundary where you cannot give up much width. A vigorous variety suits a tall screen against a two storey outlook. The trick is matching habit and mature size to your space so you are not fighting the plant later.

Not sure which variety suits your spot? Tell us the aspect, soil and the height you need and we will match the right one: text a photo to 0493 728 423 and we will recommend.