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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata
Common Name: broadleaf hopbush
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Sapindaceae
Form Description: Dense upright shrub or small tree.
Height (m): 2 – 6
Flowers: Small, in terminal clusters; dioecious.
Fruit: Papery capsule – usually 3-winged; turn from red to tan-brown and become brittle as seed ripens. Seed is black and firm when ripe.
Municipality
Plant Communities
Site Tolerance
Dry, Moist, Rocky
Soil Tolerance
Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Good screen or shelter plant. The flowers attract moths, butterflies and other insects. Bee attracting. Bird attracting. Foliage provides refuge for small birds, with the fruits providing forage for some. Kangaroos and wallabies browse the foliage. High flammability. Koori (mainland) use: the leaves of the Dodonaea species were used as a pain killer; leaves were chewed, without swallowing the juice, for toothache; chewed leaves and juice were also used in the treatment of stonefish and stingray wounds (usually bound to the wound and left for several days).
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Treatment Method
Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.
Seed Storage Life
Medium
Seed Treatment Notes
Hot water treatment for 30 seconds then rapid cooling will hasten germination.
Germination Time
10-60 days