Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Purpureum' (Pittosporum 'Purpureum')
Other names: Kohuhu 'Purpureum', Tawhiwhi 'Purpureum'
'Purpureum' is a bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree bearing rounded to elliptic, wavy-margined, purple leaves and, sparingly, small, fragrant, bell-shaped, black-red flowers in late spring and early summer, followed by black capsules.The new leaves are pale green before gradually changing to purple.
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1.5m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum tinus 'Purpureum' (Laurustinus 'Purpureum')
'Purpureum' is a mid-sized evergreen shrub with dark-green, ovate leaves that are purple when young. In winter, it has dense clusters of white flowers that open from pink buds, followed by blue-black berries in autumn.
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3m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Trifolium repens 'Purpurascens' (Purple clover)
Other names: Trifolium repens 'Atropurpureum', Trifolium repens 'Purpureum', Chocolate clover, Black four leaf clover
'Purpurascens' is a vigorous, mat-forming, rhizomatous perennial bearing palmate leaves divided into three oval, maroon leaflets with green margins. Dense, rounded racemes of small, pea-like, white flowers bloom in summer.
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1m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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