Plant Database
Purple Leaved Hopseed Bush
Dodonaea viscosa ‘Purpurea’
The Purple Leaved Hopseed Bush is a tough, versatile, and colorful workhorse for dry landscapes. Its narrow, leathery leaves provide a unique texture and shift from coppery-green in summer to rich burgundy-red in cooler weather. Fast-growing, drought-tolerant, and highly adaptable, it is an outstanding choice for creating a dense, colorful, low-water hedge, screen, or windbreak in full sun.
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Provides year-round color interest with its slender, coppery-green leaves that deepen to a striking burgundy or purple-red hue in fall and winter, especially in full sun.
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Grows rapidly into a dense, upright shrub or small multi-trunked tree, easily maintained as a formal or informal hedge with occasional pruning.
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Exceptionally drought, heat, and wind tolerant once established, thriving in poor, well-drained soils with minimal water.
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An excellent, low-maintenance alternative to traditional hedges for privacy screening, erosion control on slopes, or as a colorful background shrub.
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Note: Like many drought-adapted shrubs, its foliage can be flammable. It is not recommended for planting in high fire-risk zones immediately adjacent to structures.