Botanical Name: Common Names:
Waterhousea floribunda Sweeper PBR Syn Syzygium floribundum, Weeping Lilly Pilly, DOW20,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Trees Pendulous, Upright
Description:
Waterhousea Sweeper is a heavily weeping form of Waterhousea, with gorgeous lush new growth and an elegant rippled leaf. It produces large clusters of white flowers in summer and its foliage is much denser. Excellent for large dense screening, a street tree or planting near hard scapes, as it creates a softening effect in a harsh concrete environment.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden, Shade Tree
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate