Dodonaea Viscosa ssp Viscosa-'Sticky Hop Bush'-25 seeds

DODONAEA VISCOSA ssp viscosa

“Sticky Hop Bush” 

Widespread in inland districts in mallee scrub and open forests of New South Wales, South Australia, and Victoria.

Therapeutic uses: traditionally used by Aboriginal Australians to treat toothache, cuts and stingray stings.

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Erect shrub to 3 metres high, but can also grow to 8m tree. Cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in gardens and as a potted plant.  Capsules were used as a hop substitute by early settlers.  Attractive colours make this ideal for any garden or as an informal hedge or screening shrub to 3 metres.  It has narrow green leaves and yellow-green flowers in clusters in Spring, followed by claret coloured fruits in summer. Drought and frost resistant. The more sun these get, the brighter the capsules in Summer. 

Photo of plant: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 21 May 2024 –11.24am AEST and edited using Canva.

Photo of seeds: - June Parkin; Location: Sydney NSW, Australia; Date: 21MAY2024

Please note:  This item is seeds only, NOT live plants!  Quarantine restrictions prohibit us selling or shipping this item to WA, Tasmania, or Internationally.