Re: Dodonea viscosa 'Purpurea' or 'Saratoga'

Linda, look at some of the non-tea trea leptspermums.  Lepto 'Dark shadows' is rated to 15 ft (that may be too tall), but 'Burgundy Glow' gets to about 8 or 10' tall as I recall.  



On Feb 19, 2008, at 6:59 AM, <m*@ocsnet.net> <m*@ocsnet.net> wrote:

Thanks Joe, Nan and Barry,
 
Looks like eventually the height will be too tall.  Although the backdrop of a big expanse of a building with no windows would surely set them off.  I have had four in the ground for 4 years and they are still only 5 feet tall and as wide.  But our summers are so hot, most stuff stops growing and only existing here in summer and we have really poor soil.
 
Nan, my Dodonea have never reseeded, but I am using ground cover cloth in all my beds.
 
Perhaps there is something else with a burgundy foliage.  I have also recommended a Cotinus and would like something else to complement or contrast with it.  Maybe a clumping bamboo instead that grows to about 10 or 12 feet?  They want something evergreen.
 
Thanks again.
 
Linda Starr

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