This stunning dark leaved variety makes for great fast, low to medium-sized hedging.

Low water requirements once established.

If you buy 5 or more, you will receive $1.00 off per plant!

You will receive 1:

Black Stallion Lophomyrtus x ralphii Hedging Plants

The plants you will receive in this listing will be 10-15cm tall, will be in individual 50mm x 70mm pots, will have established roots and will be ready to plant into your garden.

Not for WA, Tasmania, NT or outside of Australia Mate!!!

The deep red/purple foliage adds dark garden contrasts. 

They can be grown as a short hedge of 20cm if you want or you can let them grow up to around 1.5 metres tall. 

Compact medium shrub.

Evergreen.

Moderate growth rate. 

Tolerates light frost and coastal conditions.

Native to New Zealand.

Full sun – part shade.

New growth starts as red and then mature to the dark near black tones that they are famous for.

White flower clusters in Spring.

Very hardy.

Apart from the obvious hedging, topiary, bonsai and privacy screening uses, it is also attractive as background, border plant, pot plants etc.  

The new growth is fine and very easy to trim. 

The frosts of Winter deepen the purple hue of its foliage.

 For hedging the following rule works quite well:

Plant your plants 20% closer than what you want the final height of your hedge to be.

e.g. For a 50cm hedge, plant them 40cm apart.

For a 25cm hedge, plant them 20cm apart.

For hedges over 1 metre tall, I suggest that you plant them 80cm apart, as this closer planting will ensure a tighter hedge from top to bottom.

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