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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Geniostoma ligustrifolium var. ligustrifolium
Height: 5m;  Spread: 2m
Hangehange (Tree)
Small tree with bright green shiny leaves. The seed is very small but loved by birds.
» Click here for our Geniostoma ligustrifolium var. ligustrifolium article published in The Fringe, June 2014 ...
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The lovely bright green foliage provides a backdrop throughout the bush.
Hangehange's lighter shade of green contrasts with the darker greens of most of NZ's forest trees.
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