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Shrub · Sapindaceae Draft — unreviewed

Hop bush

Dodonaea viscosa

Also called hop bush, hopseed bush.

Fast, upright evergreen for informal screens in hot, dry sites. Purple-leaved forms add colour; papery seed capsules follow the inconspicuous flowers.

Size over time

Typical landscape size 2.4–3.6 m (8–12 ft) tall and 1.8–3 m (6–10 ft) wide; fast growth, about 4 years to maturity. Intermediate sizes use the planner’s growth curve (k = 0.45) from the #3 install size.

0123mPlanting0.5 × 0.5 mYear 32.4 × 1.9 mYear 103.0 × 2.4 mMature3.0 × 2.4 m

Design notes

  • Tolerates shearing as a formal hedge.
  • Frost damage is possible below about −7 °C.

Regions

Native range: Pantropical; native in Arizona and Florida.

Native to these OpenLandscape3D pilot regions:

SouthwestSoutheast

Native status describes where the species occurs naturally. It is not a promise that it suits a particular garden; site conditions decide that.

Related plants

Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis · Shrub · 1.8–3.6 m (6–12 ft)
Black chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa · Shrub · 0.9–1.8 m (3–6 ft)
Four-wing saltbush
Atriplex canescens · Shrub · 1.2–1.8 m (4–6 ft)
Fairy duster
Calliandra eriophylla · Shrub · 0.6–1 m (2–3 ft)
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana · Shrub · 1.2–1.8 m (4–6 ft)
Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia · Shrub · 1–2.4 m (3–8 ft)

Plan with Hop bush

Place it in a design, check it against your zone, light and moisture, and see it at year three and year ten.

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