Weeping lilly pilly (Waterhousea floribunda)

When it flowers

January, not flowering
February, not flowering
March, not flowering
April, not flowering
May, not flowering
June, not flowering
July, not flowering
August, not flowering
September, not flowering
October, not flowering
November, flowering
December, flowering

Closely related to Syzygium, - Waterhousea floribunda is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. Known as the Weeping Lilli Pilli, this tree is widely planted as an ornamental. (Can you spot a spider…. Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Botanical Garden, Puerto de la Cruz, Teneriffe. Photo: Vincent Malloy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Waterhousea floribunda — Photo: Auckland Museum, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Fast, dense screen tree with gracefully weeping branches and pink-bronze new growth.

A riverside rainforest tree with long, narrow, wavy leaves on drooping branches. It grows quickly into a tall, dense screen and is widely planted along streets and in parks. White summer flowers are followed by small green fruit. Needs room.

In the garden

Screening
Windbreak
Shade tree
Street or verge

Flowers: Fluffy white flowers in clusters.
Leaves: Long, narrow, wavy-edged glossy leaves on weeping branches; pink to bronze new growth.
Attracts: Birds, pollinating insects and shelter for small wildlife

Growing conditions

Climate: Tropical, subtropical and temperate
Light: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Sandy, loam and clay
Drainage: Copes with occasional wet
Frost: Light frost
Water: Some dry spells
Coast: Sheltered coastal gardens

Planting and care

Grown from: Seed and cuttings

Planting

Sun or part shade in deep, moist soil. Allow 3 m from buildings and paths; space 2 to 3 m apart for a screen.

Pruning

Little pruning needed. Can be clipped as a tall hedge.

Care

Water through dry summers while young. Watch for myrtle rust on new growth.

Where it comes from

Family: Myrtaceae
Order: Myrtales
Native to: New South Wales and Queensland
Natural range: Riverbanks and rainforest of coastal NSW and Queensland.

Widely available.

We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.

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Weeping lilly pilly Waterhousea floribunda