Purple Rhododendron Tree
Hoheria populnea 'Purple Wave'
Hoheria populnea 'Purple Wave', commonly known as Purple Lacebark, is a quick-growing, small, NZ native tree that features colourful foliage. The serrated leaves have a green topside and a purple underside, and are held densely on slender branches. The tree becomes smothered in white, blossom-like flowers through summer as it grows to 5 m tall and 2.5 m wide. Hoheria 'Purple Wave' is commonly included in a mixed planting, planted as a quick-growing shelter tree, used for screening, or grown as a specimen. It also suits being used in revegetation and riparian plantings.
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Acer palmatum palmatum Villa Taranto (Acer Villa Taranto)
Acer palmatum Villa Taranto is an impressive Japanese Maple with its rich display of delicate and colourful foliage. Leaves emerge purple-red in spring, age to a mix of yellow, yellow, and purple in summer, then turn colourful shades of yellow and orange in autumn before falling. This deciduous tree typically grows with a rounded shape to about 3 m tall and 2 m wide. Acer Villa Taranto is a magnificent specimen and is ideal for mixed plantings, planting against a stark wall, or for using anywhere the spectacular colour can be enjoyed.
