Agonis Flexuosa 'After Dark'
After Dark Peppermint Willow
A handsome tree to approx. grows to around 5m tall by 3.5m wide with a weeping habit. It has brilliant scarlet-colored new growth in spring that darkens to dark burgundy. It is slower growing and has narrower leaves than is typical for the species but has the same small white flowers with burgundy centers that appear in clusters from spring into early summer.
Contributed by @earlofhocking
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
After Dark Peppermint Willow
Latin name
Agonis Flexuosa 'After Dark'
type
Tree
family
Myrtaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
3.50 M
5.00 M
Agonis Flexuosa 'After Dark'
A handsome tree to approx. grows to around 5m tall by 3.5m wide with a weeping habit. It has brilliant scarlet-colored new growth in spring that darkens to dark burgundy. It is slower growing and has narrower leaves than is typical for the species but has the same small white flowers with burgundy centers that appear in clusters from spring into early summer.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant in full sun is best and lt grows well on the coast in sandy soils. A very hardy tree that can tolerate a range of soil types and positions however, it does prefer a moist, well drained soil. Plant in early spring or autumn.
earlofhocking