Botanical Name: Common Names:
Dodonaea viscosa Cuneata Wedge Leaf Hop Bush, Sticky Hop Bush, Hopbush,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Spreading, Upright
Description:
A hardy native shrub with leathery green foliage and decorative red and cream seed capsules occurring in summer. A useful hedging or screening plant that will tolerate dry and coastal conditions.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Cut Flower, Erosion Control, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Verge, Wind Break, Container / Pot, Native Garden, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Sapindaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate, High
Wind: High
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