{"product_id":"dodonaea-viscosa-purpurea","title":"Purple Hop Bush - Dodonaea viscosa ‘Purpurea’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePurple Hop Bush - Dodonaea viscosa ‘Purpurea’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe purple hop bush earns its place through colour and sheer toughness. \u003cem\u003eDodonaea viscosa\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Purpurea’ carries narrow, glossy foliage in bronze to deep purple, deepening in cold weather and in full sun, on an upright shrub that will grow in sand, clay, coastal wind or dry inland heat with almost no attention. Female plants follow with papery winged seed capsules that flush rose and copper, which is the real display rather than the tiny flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy the Purple Hop Bush\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear-round foliage colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Purple-bronze leaves give a permanent dark tone that intensifies through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePapery seed capsules\u003c\/strong\u003e: Female plants produce translucent pink to copper hop-like capsules through summer that catch the light.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtreme site tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Copes with drought, frost, salt spray, poor soil and reflected heat off walls and paving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast to fill\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reaches useful screening height quickly, so it is often used as a nurse plant while slower species establish.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTakes hard pruning\u003c\/strong\u003e: Responds to cutting back by shooting from older wood, so it can be kept at any height from 1m upward.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal screening hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: A close-planted row gives a dense purple screen within two to three seasons.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal and exposed boundaries\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the most reliable shrubs for wind-blasted, sandy front-line positions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour contrast planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used behind silver and lime foliage such as westringia or lomandra for strong tonal contrast.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoadside and streetscape mass planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Survives on rainfall in median strips and embankments once established.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to early spring in temperate regions; the cooler months anywhere inland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost any free draining soil including sand, gravel and light clay; avoid permanently wet ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer only, then it will generally look after itself outside prolonged drought. Mulch to 75mm, tip prune in the first year to build density low down, and avoid rich fertiliser which produces soft green growth at the expense of purple tones.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, narrow, bronze to deep purple\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun; colour fades to green in shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Australia, with the species widespread across warm regions worldwide\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant; ornamental value is in the pink to copper seed capsules\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795294716190,"sku":"ND-0623-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/IRQVt32zDdY9PduHnpDfZ_NEpOqMh1.jpg?v=1787313024","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/dodonaea-viscosa-purpurea","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}