Description
Dodonaea viscosa is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. Hop Bush is a shrub.
Sapindaceae, also known as the soapberry family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales. There are about 140 to 150 genera with 1400 to 2000 species, including maple, ackee, horse chestnut, and lychee.Hop Bush is a shrub growing to 1-3 m tall, rarely a small tree to 10 m tall.
It is commonly called hop bush because the colorful fruits resemble the fruits used in brewing. The leaves are simple elliptical, 6-13 cm long and 2-4 cm broad, and secrete a resinous substance. The flowers are yellow to orange-red, produced in short racemes. The fruit is a capsule 2 cm broad, red ripening brown, with three wings. The wood is extremely tough and durable.Seeds Specifications
| Seeds per Packet | 5000 |
| Common Name | Hop Bush, Hopseed |
| Height | 1 to 3 m |
| Flower Colour | Yellow to orange-red |
| Bloom Time | July to August |
| Difficulty Level | Easy to grow |
Planting and care
- Notched Leaf Soapnut is a medium to large size deciduous tree growing up to 18 m tall, with a 1
- 5 m trunk girth
- A bark is gray, shiny, covered with rough falling scales
Dodonaea viscosa care
- The Sapindaceae are mostly trees and shrubs, and tendril-bearing vines comprising about 140 genera and 1,500 species
- The leaves are alternate, simple, or more commonly pinnately compound; stipules are absent except in the climbing forms
- The flowers are small, actinomorphic or zygomorphic, and commonly functionally unisexual,Although a given individual may bear seemingly bisexual flowers together with either male or female flowers
- The perianth typically is biseriate, consisting of calyx and corolla
| Sunlight | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Watering | Medium |
| Soil | Well-drained soil |
| Temperature | 20 to 40 degrees C |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer |
Dodonaea viscosa special feature
A few bisexual, both found in the same rusty-velvety panicles. Bisexual flowers provide ample pollen and nectar to bees.
Dodonaea viscosa uses
Medicinal Use:
- Fruits possess several medicinal properties and are widely used for example in the treatment of asthma, colic and dysentery, and during childbirth