Sticky Hop Bush
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Ornamental shrub widely used for hedges, rockery and pots. Used in gardens for edges and as an isolated tree.
Evergreen shrub growing 1-3m tall. Rarely a small tree to 10 m. tall. Attractive elliptic deep purple leaves. The flowers are creamy white, produced in short racemes. The fruit is a red capsule ripening brown and sometimes yellow.
Prefers acid and light soils.
Place the seeds in boiling water at 60º for 5 minutes and immediately after transfer to running water with ice cubes in it. Soak for 24h and then proceed to the sowing maintaining temperatures of 20ºC/25ºC until the germination is completed.
Use
Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Singular, Gardening, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Clump, Timber, Rock garden, Hedge
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Flowering
| Flower colour | Cream |
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| Flowering period | May, June, July, Spring, Summer |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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Botanical information
| Common name | DODONAEA VISCOSA PURPUREA - Sticky Hop Bush |
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When to plant?
| Sowing period | March, April, May, June, Spring |
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| Germination (days) | 7-15 |
| Average germination (%) | 70 |
| Seeds per gram | 140 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Singular, Gardening, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Clump, Timber, Rock garden, Hedge |
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| Exposure | Partial shade, Sun |
| Soil pH | Acid |
| Soil type | Potting mix |
| Hardiness | No drought resistant, Non hardy |
| Climate zone | Sub-tropical, Warm areas |
Care
| Watering | Little |
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