Purple Hop – Dodonaea Viscosa

Name: Purple Hop - Dodonaea Viscosa
SKU: PLNTOD014
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Purple Hop Bush (Dodonaea viscosa) is a drought-tolerant shrub with striking purple foliage. Ideal for hedges, borders, and low-maintenance UAE landscapes. Grows well in full sun.

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40 cm - 50 cm - 20 cm - 30 cm

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SKU: PLNTOD014 Categories: Outdoor Plants, Shrubs Tags: Outdoor Plant, Outdoor Plants, shrub plant

Dodonaea viscosa (hopbush)

Dodonaea viscosa, commonly known as sticky hopbush, is a hardy, evergreen shrub or small tree. Leaves are simple, lance-shaped, and often sticky to touch and flowers are in clusters, usually yellow-green to purplish. Fruit is distinctive, papery, winged capsules that can be green, pink, or reddish-brown. It is widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions.

Benefits:

Used in landscaping as a hedge or windbreak.
Indigenous cultures have used it for treating wounds, fever, and inflammation.
The tough wood is used for tools, weapons, and firewood.
Provides habitat and food for native wildlife.

Care tips:

Watering: It is drought-tolerant. Water regularly when young, but once mature, it needs minimal watering.
Sunlight: Prefers full sun but can tolerate partial shade.
Soil: Well-draining soil is essential. It thrives in sandy, loamy, or rocky soils and can tolerate poor or nutrient-deficient conditions.