Dodonaea viscosa ‘Purpurea’

Ake Ake

Features

• Red coloured foliage which darkens with frosts.
• Peeling bark on mature trunks and branches.
• Seed capsules carried through summer are the same colour as foliage.

Uses

• Contrast plant in hedging or screening.
• Specimen tree which if left untrimmed has interesting form.

Growing Conditions

• Coastal hardy.
• Wind hardy to all but extreme winds.
• Grows in all but wettest soils.
• Moderately frost hardy.