Dodonaea, Red Hopbush 'Purpurea'

I have several here in the Southern Tablelands of NSW where I collected the seed from my most purple specimen and they have germinated an...Read Mored showing their colours already.
Another point is that this plant was discovered in the New Zealand wild in 1890 and therefore is not a cultivar. There are also reports that it (purpurea) is native to NSW and Victoria however no amount of searching can find if it has actually been seen in the wild. A mystery still continues.
Its a pity I cannot post the pic of my tray of seedlings.

The foliage color is unusual among xeric plants and exceptionally valuable in the garden.

Upright, willowy and open in hab...Read Moreit. This airy quality may not suit those who want a dense shrub suitable for shearing, but it makes an excellent light screen.

Highly adaptable, xeric but tolerates high summer rainfall. The species has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and Australasia.

This cultivar was discovered in a garden in New Zealand.

In Mexico this is called gitaran.

Related to the Tuckeroo but much smaller & more restrained. It is a stark, striking shrub that suits xeroscapes, native Australian garden...Read Mores & the like. The flowers are unusual & hop-like, but not colourful. The foliage is eye-catching & provides colour year round. I really like Dodonaeas because I like rugged looking plants. They may not suit a typical cottage garden though.