unusual hedge plants
If you're looking to set your garden apart, unusual hedge plants offer striking alternatives to traditional options like box or privet. In New Zealand's diverse gardening climate, choosing unique hedging can provide dramatic foliage, bold blooms, or edible fruit—while still delivering the structure and privacy that hedges are famed for. Whether you want an eye-catching border, a feature hedge, or a way to attract birds and pollinators, there are plenty of less-common plants to explore.
Loropetalum 'Red Temple'
Loropetalum 'Red Temple' produces mildly fragrant, pink-red flowers through winter, which are both unusual and appealing. The foliage on this bushy evergreen is oval, rich purple, and provides a stunning backdrop to the flowers as it grows to 1 m tall and the same wide.
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Loropetalum 'Fire Dance'
Loropetalum 'Fire Dance' features spectacularly coloured flowers and foliage. During winter, it produces fragrant, spider-like, pink flowers, which are both unusual and appealing. The foliage on this bushy evergreen is borne pink-purple and ages to become dark purple as it grows to 1.5 m tall and the same wide.
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