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Shrubs for Tropical Climates
In the tropics the shrub layer grows faster than anything else on a project and closes gaps within a season. Azalea, Syzygium, Camellia, Callistemon, Leptospermum, Acacia, Gardenia, Melaleuca,...
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Shrubs for Tropical Climates
In the tropics the shrub layer grows faster than anything else on a project and closes gaps within a season. Azalea, Syzygium, Camellia, Callistemon, Leptospermum, Acacia, Gardenia, Melaleuca, Conocarpus, Hibiscus, Carissa and Ixora make up most of the range.
Rapid growth means the maintenance regime, not the planting plan, decides what the bed looks like in year three, and unmanaged tropical shrub beds close over paths quickly. Set the clipping frequency with the design. For frost free but drier sites see subtropical landscaping shrubs, and hedging and screening where the growth is being used deliberately.
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