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Beginner
skill rating |
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2.5m
max. spread |
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4m
max. height |
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10-20 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Dodonaea viscosa
Other names: Dodonaea cuneata, Hop bush, Akeake, Native hops, Switch sorrel of Jamaica
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Genus: Dodonaea
Species: D. viscosa - D. viscosa is an erect to spreading, tender, evergreen shrub or small tree with wavy-margined, yellow to mid-green leaves and, in summer and autumn, pink, reddish- brown, light brown, purple or yellow, petalless flowers. Flowers are followed by showy seedpods, initially green, turning yellow-green to pale green, and then tinged red or pink before finally drying to a papery brown.
Dodonaea viscosa is: Evergreen
Flower: Green, Yellow in Summer
Foliage: Flushed purple, Green in All seasons
Fruit: Red in Summer; Red in Autumn
Habit: Bushy, Spreading
Dodonaea viscosa (Hop bush) will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: City, Containers, Foliage only, Greenhouse, Sub-Tropical, Wallside and trellises
Cultivation: Grow under glass in loam-based compost in bright filtered light with good ventilation. Top dress in spring. Or plant outside in moist but well-drained soil in a sunny, frost-protected spot.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) |
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