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water wise plants
water hardiness
top tenfrost tolerant
hedges, screens and windbreaks
small plants for small gardens
verge planting
project typeurban and commercial
residential
soil type and drainagelight - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
good drainage
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Dodonea viscosa purpurea
purple hopbush
An erect, fast growing shrub occassionally growing as tall as 5m. Attractive purple-red leaves and winged seed capsules on the female plants are a feature of this species. |
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| origin | Cultivar |
| cultural notes | Hardy and fast growing. Prefers well drained soils in an open, sunny position. |
| maintenance | Can be tip pruned to maintain bushy growth. Can be susceptible to scale. |
| tolerates | Frost and drought tolerant. Suitable for tropical conditions. |
| flowering season | Inconspicuous flowers in spring, followed by conspicuous fruits in summer. |
| flower colour | The flowers are inconspicous. Fruit are attractive red winged seed capsules. |
| foliage colour | Purple-red leaves with a course texture. Oval in shape, generally broader at the tip than the stem. |
| width | up to 3m |
| height | up to 5m |
| plant spacing | 150cm apart |
| recommended uses | Attractive and hardy shrub useful for screening and hedges or as a container plant. Purple foliage provides good contrast among other plants. |
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canberra
Corner Pialligo + Fairbairn Av
Pialligo ACT 2609
t 02 6262 6456 | f 02 6262 6006
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p PO Box 4560 Kingston ACT 2604
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se nsw
37 Wandella Forest Rd
Wandella NSW 2550
t 02 4477 9320 | f 02 6494 0256
p PO Box 5137 Cobargo NSW 2550
abn 91 109 945 146
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