Female plants carry papery winged seed capsules that ripen from cream through pink to strong red and hold for months. The flowers are insignificant, so the fruit is the whole display, and it is the reason the plant is called a hop bush.
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Dodonaea viscosa is the green-leaved Sticky Hop Bush, an evergreen Australian native shrub with narrow glossy leaves that carry a slightly sticky, resinous coating. It is one of the toughest screening shrubs in the trade, which is why it turns up so often in council, roadside and revegetation planting.
The flowers are small and easy to miss. The display comes from the fruit. Female plants carry papery winged seed capsules that start green or cream and ripen through pink to a strong red, held in quantity across the bush and lasting for months. They are the reason the plant is called a hop bush, and they are what people are actually buying it for.
It grows to around 2 to 4 metres tall and 1.5 to 3 metres wide, upright to spreading, and takes hard clipping. Left alone it makes an informal screen. Trimmed, it holds a formal hedge line well.
Full sun and free-draining soil is all it asks. Once established it handles drought, coastal salt exposure, wind, frost and poor ground. It is native to every Australian state and territory, which is a fair indication of how adaptable it is.
About Dodonaea viscosa
It is an evergreen Australian native shrub in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, commonly called Sticky Hop Bush or Native Hop Bush. The name comes from the papery winged seed capsules, which resemble brewing hops. The foliage is narrow, glossy green and slightly sticky to touch.
Around 2 to 4 metres tall and 1.5 to 3 metres wide, with an upright to spreading habit. It responds well to trimming, so it is easily held at 1.5 to 2 metres as a hedge.
Foliage colour. This is the straight green-leaved species with glossy mid to dark green leaves. The purple hop bush sold in most nurseries is Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata 'Purpurea', a selection with bronze to deep purple foliage. Habit, hardiness and the winged seed capsules are much the same on both.
Dodonaea viscosa is dioecious, meaning individual plants are usually either male or female. Only female plants carry the winged seed capsules that colour up red. Seedling-grown stock is a mix, so if the fruit display is the point of the planting, plant a group rather than a single specimen to improve the odds.
Yes. It is dense, fast and takes clipping without sulking. Plant 80 centimetres to 1 metre apart for a formal hedge, or 1.5 metres apart for an informal screen. Regular tip pruning is the key, as it encourages branching low down rather than letting the plant go leggy.
Yes, it is one of the better native shrubs for exposed coastal sites, handling salt-laden wind and sandy free-draining soils. It is used widely in coastal revegetation and dune stabilisation for exactly this reason.
Both, once established. It tolerates extended dry periods on minimal water and handles light to moderate frost. Water regularly through the first summer to build the root system, then it largely looks after itself.
Very little is needed. Water through the first summer, then only in extended dry spells. Tip prune regularly to keep it dense and stop it going leggy. Use a low-phosphorus native fertiliser in early spring. Scale insects occasionally settle on the sticky foliage and are treated with white oil.
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| 40cm/45L Pot | 44cm | 41.5cm |
| 50cm Pot / 70L Pot | 55cm | 41.8cm |
| 100L Bag | 50.6cm | 52.8cm |
| 150L Bag | 66cm | 55cm |
| 200L Bag | 71.5cm | 60.5cm |
| 300L Bag | 88cm | 63.8cm |
| 400L Bag | 99cm | 66cm |
| 500L Bag | 122cm | 66cm |
| 750L Bag | 134cm | 69cm |
| 1000L Bag | 146.3cm | 71.5cm |
| 2000L Bag | 176cm | 82.5cm |
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Dodonaea viscosa is the green-leaved Sticky Hop Bush, an evergreen Australian native shrub with narrow glossy leaves that carry a slightly sticky, resinous coating. It is one of the toughest screening shrubs in the trade, which is why it turns up so often in council, roadside and revegetation planting.
The flowers are small and easy to miss. The display comes from the fruit. Female plants carry papery winged seed capsules that start green or cream and ripen through pink to a strong red, held in quantity across the bush and lasting for months. They are the reason the plant is called a hop bush, and they are what people are actually buying it for.
It grows to around 2 to 4 metres tall and 1.5 to 3 metres wide, upright to spreading, and takes hard clipping. Left alone it makes an informal screen. Trimmed, it holds a formal hedge line well.
Full sun and free-draining soil is all it asks. Once established it handles drought, coastal salt exposure, wind, frost and poor ground. It is native to every Australian state and territory, which is a fair indication of how adaptable it is.
About Dodonaea viscosa
It is an evergreen Australian native shrub in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, commonly called Sticky Hop Bush or Native Hop Bush. The name comes from the papery winged seed capsules, which resemble brewing hops. The foliage is narrow, glossy green and slightly sticky to touch.
Around 2 to 4 metres tall and 1.5 to 3 metres wide, with an upright to spreading habit. It responds well to trimming, so it is easily held at 1.5 to 2 metres as a hedge.
Foliage colour. This is the straight green-leaved species with glossy mid to dark green leaves. The purple hop bush sold in most nurseries is Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata 'Purpurea', a selection with bronze to deep purple foliage. Habit, hardiness and the winged seed capsules are much the same on both.
Dodonaea viscosa is dioecious, meaning individual plants are usually either male or female. Only female plants carry the winged seed capsules that colour up red. Seedling-grown stock is a mix, so if the fruit display is the point of the planting, plant a group rather than a single specimen to improve the odds.
Yes. It is dense, fast and takes clipping without sulking. Plant 80 centimetres to 1 metre apart for a formal hedge, or 1.5 metres apart for an informal screen. Regular tip pruning is the key, as it encourages branching low down rather than letting the plant go leggy.
Yes, it is one of the better native shrubs for exposed coastal sites, handling salt-laden wind and sandy free-draining soils. It is used widely in coastal revegetation and dune stabilisation for exactly this reason.
Both, once established. It tolerates extended dry periods on minimal water and handles light to moderate frost. Water regularly through the first summer to build the root system, then it largely looks after itself.
Very little is needed. Water through the first summer, then only in extended dry spells. Tip prune regularly to keep it dense and stop it going leggy. Use a low-phosphorus native fertiliser in early spring. Scale insects occasionally settle on the sticky foliage and are treated with white oil.
Evergreen (foliage year round)
Dodonaea viscosa – Sticky Hop Bush is expected to grow 50cm to 1m per year (fast-growing).
Dodonaea viscosa – Sticky Hop Bush works in an:
Dodonaea viscosa – Sticky Hop Bush is an Evergreen (foliage year round) Tree
Mature Height: 2m to 4m
Mature Width: 1.5m to 3m
Dodonaea viscosa – Sticky Hop Bush is expected to grow 50cm to 1m per year (fast-growing).
Dodonaea viscosa – Sticky Hop Bush is expected to grow 50cm to 1m per year (fast-growing).
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Is Dodonaea viscosa – Sticky Hop Bush frost tolerant?
Dodonaea viscosa – Sticky Hop Bush is Frost Tolerant – Can handle light to moderate frost once established.
The flowers of Dodonaea viscosa are small, petal-less and easy to miss, appearing in spring and summer. The display comes afterwards from the papery two to four winged seed capsules, which ripen from green or cream through pink to a strong red and hold on the bush for months. Only female plants carry them, as the species is dioecious.
Does Dodonaea viscosa – Sticky Hop Bush flower?
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Dodonaea viscosa – Sticky Hop Bush is Native to Native to every Australian state and territory, across a wide range of habitats from coastal dunes to dry inland woodland. Seven subspecies are recognised. That breadth of natural range is the reason the species handles such varied soils, exposure and rainfall.
The spring flowers of Dodonaea viscosa are worked by honey bees and native pollinators despite being inconspicuous. The dense evergreen habit gives year-round shelter and nesting cover for small birds, which is why the species is used so heavily in revegetation and habitat planting.
Dodonaea viscosa – Sticky Hop Bush will thrive best in:
Dodonaea viscosa grows in almost any free-draining soil, from coastal sand through to loam, and tolerates poor and rocky ground. Drainage is the only real requirement, as persistently wet soil causes root rot. Use a low-phosphorus native fertiliser rather than a general garden blend.
Is Dodonaea viscosa – Sticky Hop Bush Drought tolerant?
Water Dodonaea viscosa regularly through its first summer to establish the root system. After that it is genuinely drought tolerant and holds condition through extended dry periods on little or no supplementary water. Its natural range extends into dry inland woodland, which is where that hardiness comes from.
It is an evergreen Australian native shrub in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, commonly called Sticky Hop Bush or Native Hop Bush. The name comes from the papery winged seed capsules, which resemble brewing hops. The foliage is narrow, glossy green and slightly sticky to touch.
Around 2 to 4 metres tall and 1.5 to 3 metres wide, with an upright to spreading habit. It responds well to trimming, so it is easily held at 1.5 to 2 metres as a hedge.
Foliage colour. This is the straight green-leaved species with glossy mid to dark green leaves. The purple hop bush sold in most nurseries is Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata 'Purpurea', a selection with bronze to deep purple foliage. Habit, hardiness and the winged seed capsules are much the same on both.
Dodonaea viscosa is dioecious, meaning individual plants are usually either male or female. Only female plants carry the winged seed capsules that colour up red. Seedling-grown stock is a mix, so if the fruit display is the point of the planting, plant a group rather than a single specimen to improve the odds.
Yes. It is dense, fast and takes clipping without sulking. Plant 80 centimetres to 1 metre apart for a formal hedge, or 1.5 metres apart for an informal screen. Regular tip pruning is the key, as it encourages branching low down rather than letting the plant go leggy.
Yes, it is one of the better native shrubs for exposed coastal sites, handling salt-laden wind and sandy free-draining soils. It is used widely in coastal revegetation and dune stabilisation for exactly this reason.
Both, once established. It tolerates extended dry periods on minimal water and handles light to moderate frost. Water regularly through the first summer to build the root system, then it largely looks after itself.
Very little is needed. Water through the first summer, then only in extended dry spells. Tip prune regularly to keep it dense and stop it going leggy. Use a low-phosphorus native fertiliser in early spring. Scale insects occasionally settle on the sticky foliage and are treated with white oil.
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Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Balls' is Star Jasmine grown and clipped into a dense evergreen sphere. The small glossy leaves sit tight on a woody framework, holding a clean rounded outline year round. White pinwheel flowers open in spring and carry a strong sweet scent right across a courtyard.
Ball specimens hold at about 1 to 1.5 metres tall and wide with light clipping. Full sun to part shade suits them, in any free draining soil. Growth is slow to moderate at 30 to 50 centimetres a year. They handle coastal exposure, light frost and dry spells once the roots are down.
Repeat them along a driveway, either side of an entry, or in pots on a terrace where a formal shape is wanted straight away. They read as structure in a planting scheme without the height of a hedge, and because the form is already trained, a new garden looks settled from the day it goes in.
About Star Jasmine Balls
They are Trachelospermum jasminoides, the common Star Jasmine, grown and clipped into a dense evergreen sphere on a woody framework. Instead of climbing, the plant is trained into a self supporting rounded shape. The foliage is small, glossy and dark green, and the plant carries scented white flowers through spring.
They hold at roughly 1 to 1.5 metres tall and 1 to 1.5 metres wide. Growth is slow to moderate at 30 to 50 centimetres a year, so a light clip once or twice a year keeps the ball tight at whatever size within that range suits the setting.
Full sun to part shade both work. Full sun gives the densest foliage and the heaviest flowering, while part shade produces slightly softer, more open growth and fewer flowers. Avoid deep shade, where the ball thins out and loses its outline. Morning sun with afternoon protection suits hot inland gardens.
Yes, and pots are one of the main uses. A container 50 to 60 centimetres wide with a quality free draining mix will hold a ball for years. Water more often than you would in the ground, especially in summer, and feed in spring and again in late summer. Refresh the mix every few years.
Yes, the foliage is held year round. The glossy dark green leaves take on a bronze tinge in cold weather and green up again in spring, but the plant never goes bare. That is what makes it useful as permanent structure in a scheme, particularly in winter once perennials have died back.
Flowering runs through spring, roughly September to November, and often carries into early summer in warmer districts. The white pinwheel flowers are small but produced in quantity, and the scent is strong on still evenings. Flowering is heaviest on plants in full sun that were not clipped hard just before bud set.
Clip lightly with hedging shears once after flowering and again in late summer if needed, taking only the new growth to keep the outline crisp. Water deeply in dry weather, mulch the base, and feed in early spring. The sap is milky and can irritate skin, so wear gloves when trimming.
Westringia fruticosa, Coastal Rosemary, is an Australian native evergreen shrub from the headlands and dunes of the east coast. It builds a dense rounded bush of fine grey green leaves held in whorls, with small white to pale lilac flowers. Despite the common name it is not the culinary herb.
Mature plants sit at 1.5 to 2 metres tall and 1.5 to 2 metres wide, growing 30 to 60 centimetres a year, and they clip smaller without complaint. Full sun to part shade and sharp drainage are the requirements. Salt wind, sandy soil, drought and light to moderate frost are all handled.
It is a standard on coastal projects, road verges, council garden beds and exposed banks that need erosion cover. Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for an informal screen, or 80 centimetres for a clipped hedge. A single plant fills a 40 to 50 centimetre pot on a courtyard or balcony.
About Coastal Rosemary
Westringia fruticosa is an Australian native evergreen shrub from the headlands and dunes of the east coast. It forms a dense rounded bush of fine grey green leaves held in whorls, with small white to pale lilac flowers. Despite the common name it is not culinary rosemary and is not used in cooking.
Mature plants reach 1.5 to 2 metres tall and 1.5 to 2 metres wide. It clips readily to smaller dimensions and is often maintained at around a metre as a hedge or a low mound. Growth is moderate, roughly 30 to 60 centimetres a year, so it holds a trimmed shape well.
It is one of the best shrubs available for exposed coastal work. It grows naturally on sea cliffs and copes with salt laden wind, sand and reflected heat. It is used constantly on beachfront reserves, dune stabilisation projects and seaside gardens where little else holds a tidy shape.
The main flush is spring and summer, roughly September through February, with scattered flowering at other times of the year in mild districts. The flowers are small, white to pale lilac and sit among the foliage rather than above it. Clipped hedges flower less than plants left to grow informally.
Space plants 80 centimetres apart for a tight formal hedge, or 1 to 1.5 metres apart for a dense informal screen. On banks and batters used for erosion cover, 1 metre in a staggered grid gives full ground coverage within about two growing seasons.
Yes. A pot 40 to 50 centimetres wide suits a single plant for a courtyard, entry or balcony. Use a free draining mix, because the roots will not tolerate sitting wet. Container plants need watering more often than those in the ground, plus a light trim to hold their shape.
Trim lightly two or three times a year, taking the soft new growth and avoiding cuts into bare old wood, which reshoots poorly. Water through the first summer, then only in extended dry spells. On most soils it needs no feeding at all, and it resents heavy watering and poor drainage.
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Blue' is a hardy Australian native shrub grown for its lilac blue flowers, which are larger and more freely carried than those of the common white forms. Narrow grey green leaves sit in neat whorls on a dense rounded frame that holds its shape through the year.
Expect 1.5 to 2 metres in height and width at maturity, at 30 to 60 centimetres a year. Full sun brings the heaviest flowering, though part shade is accepted. Drainage matters above everything else, after which it takes salt wind, sandy or gravelly ground, drought and light to moderate frost.
Mass plantings on batters, median strips and coastal frontages are where it earns its keep, and it clips into a low hedge of about a metre without losing its flowering. Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for an informal screen. One plant fills a 40 to 50 centimetre pot neatly.
About Wynyabbie Blue Coastal Rosemary
Westringia 'Wynyabbie Blue' is a hardy Australian native shrub grown for its lilac blue flowers, which are larger and more freely carried than those of the common white forms. Narrow grey green leaves sit in neat whorls on a dense rounded frame. It is evergreen and holds its structure all year.
It reaches 1.5 to 2 metres tall and 1.5 to 2 metres wide at maturity, growing 30 to 60 centimetres a year. It clips comfortably to around a metre if you want a lower hedge, and it will hold that height indefinitely given two or three light trims a year.
From spring right through autumn, roughly September to May, with sporadic flowers in winter in mild districts. The lilac blue flowers open in flushes rather than all at once, so there is usually some colour on the plant. Flowering is heaviest in full sun on lean, well drained soil.
Yes. Once the roots are established it needs very little water and copes with extended dry periods, which is why it is used on unirrigated median strips and road verges. Drainage matters more than watering, since the plant will die in soggy ground long before it dies of thirst.
It is. Salt laden wind, sandy soils and reflected heat are all handled, and it is planted routinely on foreshore reserves and beachside gardens. In very exposed frontal positions the plant stays lower and denser than it would inland, which generally suits the situation anyway.
Use 80 centimetres between plants for a clipped formal hedge, or 1 to 1.5 metres for a dense informal screen. For mass planting on banks and median strips, 1 metre in a staggered pattern gives full coverage within about two growing seasons and shades out most weeds.
Trim lightly after each flowering flush, taking soft growth only. Cutting back into bare old wood leaves gaps that will not fill in, so stay on top of it rather than letting it get away. Water through the first summer, then rarely. Avoid rich soils and heavy fertiliser.
Acacia iteaphylla, the Flinders Range Wattle, is a hardy evergreen native shrub with soft grey green phyllodes on gently arching stems and a naturally rounded outline. New growth carries a purple flush, and from late winter it hangs pale lemon ball flowers in short sprays, followed by decorative blue grey seed pods.
It grows in full sun in any soil that drains, including limestone, sand and gravelly ground, and it is at home in Mediterranean, temperate and drier inland climates. Growth is 30 to 60 centimetres a year. Established shrubs are drought hardy and take light to moderate frost, and they hold coastal exposure well.
Use it as an informal screen along a fence line, a low windbreak, a bank stabiliser on dry slopes, or bulk planting in native garden beds. It has a habit of self seeding, so it is best kept away from bushland edges. Where a tough shrub is needed on a hard site, it delivers quickly.
About Flinders Range Wattle
Acacia iteaphylla is an Australian native wattle from the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, which is where the common name comes from. It forms a rounded evergreen shrub with arching branches, soft grey green foliage and pale yellow ball flowers in winter and spring. It is widely planted for screening, revegetation and dry garden borders.
It reaches roughly 2 to 4 metres tall and 2 to 3 metres wide, with the taller figures reached on better soils with some moisture. In hard, dry or exposed sites it stays lower and broader. Because the habit is arching rather than upright, allow the full width when planting near paths or driveways.
It performs best in Mediterranean and temperate districts across South Australia, Victoria, southern New South Wales and the south of Western Australia, and it does well in drier inland areas too. It handles coastal exposure and alkaline or limestone soils. It is least suited to humid subtropical regions and to heavy soils that stay wet through winter.
Set plants 1 to 1.5 metres apart for a dense informal screen, or about 80 centimetres apart for a tighter, more formal clipped hedge. For an avenue or a row along a fence line, 3 metres gives each shrub room to develop its full arching shape without crowding its neighbours.
Both, once established. It comes from a dry inland range and holds condition through long rainless periods with no supplementary water. Light to moderate frost causes no damage on settled plants, though a first winter in a cold district is easier on a young shrub with some shelter. Waterlogged soil is the real weakness.
It is evergreen and holds its grey green foliage all year, so screening and windbreak value continue right through winter. The plant also carries interest outside the flowering season through purple tinged new growth and long lasting blue grey seed pods. There is no period where it drops its cover.
Water through the first summer only, then let it fend for itself. Avoid phosphorus rich fertiliser. Trim lightly straight after flowering to keep the shrub dense and to cut down on seed set, since it self seeds readily. Do not cut into bare old wood. Remove any seedlings that appear where they are not wanted.
Acacia baileyana is the straight species Cootamundra Wattle, the one with soft silver blue-green feathery foliage rather than the purple new growth of 'Purpurea'. The fine bipinnate leaflets give the whole tree a light, almost misty texture that holds all year.
Through late winter and early spring it covers itself in masses of bright golden ball flowers, often so densely that the foliage disappears behind them. It is one of the earliest and heaviest flowering wattles, and it lands at a point in the year when very little else is in bloom.
It grows fast, 1 to 2 metres a year, to a mature 6 to 8 metres tall and 3 to 5 metres wide. That is taller than 'Purpurea', so allow more room. Full sun, tolerant of light to moderate frost, drought and poor soils once established, and adaptable across sandy, loam and clay-loam ground.
Like most fast wattles it is short-lived at around 15 to 20 years, so it is best used where quick impact matters more than longevity, or as a fast screen while slower long-term trees establish behind it.
About Acacia baileyana
Foliage colour and size. The straight species has silver blue-green feathery foliage all year. 'Purpurea' is a selection of the same species whose new growth flushes deep purple before hardening to silver-grey. The species also grows larger, to 6 to 8 metres against 4 to 6 metres for 'Purpurea'. Flowers are identical golden yellow on both.
6 to 8 metres tall and 3 to 5 metres wide at maturity, with a spreading canopy. It reaches usable size quickly, growing 1 to 2 metres a year.
Late winter into early spring, typically July through September depending on your district. The golden ball flowers open in such quantity that they often hide the foliage completely.
Around 15 to 20 years, which is normal for a fast-growing wattle. Plan for replacement, or use it as a quick screen while slower long-term trees grow up behind it.
Yes, it sets hard, long-lived seed that birds and ants move around, and outside its natural range on the NSW western slopes it has naturalised in parts of Victoria, NSW, south-east Queensland, south-west WA and the Adelaide region. It is not a Weed of National Significance and is only formally declared in the ACT. In a suburban or urban garden it is not a problem. The practical rule is simple: do not plant it on a property that backs onto remnant bushland, heathland or grassy woodland, and do not dump prunings or seed-bearing waste in a reserve.
It handles light to moderate frost once established. Young plants are more vulnerable through their first winter in colder inland districts, so mulch the root zone and give them shelter from the worst wind.
2 to 3 metres apart for an informal screen. As individual feature trees, allow 4 metres so each canopy can develop fully at its mature 3 to 5 metre width.
Very little is needed. Water deeply through the first 12 months, then only in extended dry spells. Tip prune after flowering to keep the canopy dense and to reduce seed set. Use a low-phosphorus native fertiliser, as wattles resent high-phosphorus blends. Avoid heavy pruning into old wood.
Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea' flushes striking purple new foliage over fine silver-grey mature growth, then covers itself in masses of golden ball flowers through late winter and early spring. The purple and gold combination is unmatched among Australian natives.
'Purpurea' grows to 4 to 6 metres tall and 3 to 5 metres wide at 1 to 2 metres per year, which makes it one of the fastest ways to establish a feature tree or soften a boundary. The weeping fine-textured canopy works as a specimen, a driveway border or an informal screen.
This Australian native grows in full sun and tolerates light to moderate frost once established, along with drought and poor soils. Like most fast wattles it is relatively short-lived at 15 to 20 years, so it is best used where quick impact matters more than longevity.
About Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea'
'Purpurea' grows to 4 to 6 metres tall and 3 to 5 metres wide, forming a spreading weeping canopy. It is a small to medium feature tree suited to most suburban gardens.
New growth emerges deep purple before hardening to fine silver-grey. Flushes occur through the growing season, so the purple and silver contrast is present for much of the year.
Masses of golden-yellow ball flowers appear through late winter and early spring, contrasting strongly with the purple new foliage.
Very fast, at 1 to 2 metres per year. It will deliver a usable feature tree or screen within two to three years of planting.
Like most fast-growing wattles it is relatively short-lived, typically 15 to 20 years. Plan for replacement, or use it as a quick screen while slower long-term trees establish.
It handles light to moderate frost once established. Protect young plants through their first winter in colder inland districts.
Plant 2 to 3 metres apart for an informal screen, or 3 to 4 metres apart as individual feature trees so the weeping canopy can develop fully.
Acacia floribunda covers itself in masses of pale cream-yellow rod-shaped flowers through spring, held against fine weeping foliage that gives the whole plant a soft gossamer quality. It is one of the most graceful wattles and among the fastest ways to build a screen.
The Gossamer Wattle grows to 5 to 8 metres tall and 3 to 5 metres wide at 60 to 90 centimetres per year, branching densely to ground level with a weeping habit. It is used for fast privacy screening, rural windbreaks, and as a nurse crop sheltering slower long-term plantings while they establish.
This Australian native tolerates light to moderate frost once established, along with poor soils, coastal exposure and extended dry. Like most fast wattles it is relatively short-lived at 15 to 20 years, which suits its role as a quick screen rather than a permanent tree.
About Acacia floribunda
The Gossamer Wattle reaches 5 to 8 metres tall and 3 to 5 metres wide, branching densely to ground level with a soft weeping habit.
Fast, at 60 to 90 centimetres per year. It will form a usable privacy screen within two to three years of planting.
Masses of pale cream-yellow rod-shaped flowers appear through spring and into summer, attracting bees, native pollinators and small insect-feeding birds.
Like most fast-growing wattles it is relatively short-lived at 15 to 20 years. Use it as a quick screen or nurse crop while slower long-term species establish.
It handles light to moderate frost once established. Protect young plants through their first winter in colder inland districts.
Yes. It tolerates coastal exposure and sandy soils well and is widely used in coastal revegetation and shelterbelt planting.
Plant 2 to 3 metres apart for a dense fast screen or windbreak, or 4 to 5 metres apart where each plant should develop its full weeping form.
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Dodonaea viscosa is the green-leaved Sticky Hop Bush, an evergreen Australian native shrub with narrow glossy leaves that carry a slightly sticky, resinous coating. It is one of the toughest screening shrubs in the trade, which is why it turns up so often in council, roadside and revegetation planting.
The flowers are small and easy to miss. The display comes from the fruit. Female plants carry papery winged seed capsules that start green or cream and ripen through pink to a strong red, held in quantity across the bush and lasting for months. They are the reason the plant is called a hop bush, and they are what people are actually buying it for.
It grows to around 2 to 4 metres tall and 1.5 to 3 metres wide, upright to spreading, and takes hard clipping. Left alone it makes an informal screen. Trimmed, it holds a formal hedge line well.
Full sun and free-draining soil is all it asks. Once established it handles drought, coastal salt exposure, wind, frost and poor ground. It is native to every Australian state and territory, which is a fair indication of how adaptable it is.
About Dodonaea viscosa
It is an evergreen Australian native shrub in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, commonly called Sticky Hop Bush or Native Hop Bush. The name comes from the papery winged seed capsules, which resemble brewing hops. The foliage is narrow, glossy green and slightly sticky to touch.
Around 2 to 4 metres tall and 1.5 to 3 metres wide, with an upright to spreading habit. It responds well to trimming, so it is easily held at 1.5 to 2 metres as a hedge.
Foliage colour. This is the straight green-leaved species with glossy mid to dark green leaves. The purple hop bush sold in most nurseries is Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata 'Purpurea', a selection with bronze to deep purple foliage. Habit, hardiness and the winged seed capsules are much the same on both.
Dodonaea viscosa is dioecious, meaning individual plants are usually either male or female. Only female plants carry the winged seed capsules that colour up red. Seedling-grown stock is a mix, so if the fruit display is the point of the planting, plant a group rather than a single specimen to improve the odds.
Yes. It is dense, fast and takes clipping without sulking. Plant 80 centimetres to 1 metre apart for a formal hedge, or 1.5 metres apart for an informal screen. Regular tip pruning is the key, as it encourages branching low down rather than letting the plant go leggy.
Yes, it is one of the better native shrubs for exposed coastal sites, handling salt-laden wind and sandy free-draining soils. It is used widely in coastal revegetation and dune stabilisation for exactly this reason.
Both, once established. It tolerates extended dry periods on minimal water and handles light to moderate frost. Water regularly through the first summer to build the root system, then it largely looks after itself.
Very little is needed. Water through the first summer, then only in extended dry spells. Tip prune regularly to keep it dense and stop it going leggy. Use a low-phosphorus native fertiliser in early spring. Scale insects occasionally settle on the sticky foliage and are treated with white oil.
