hangehange

Geniostoma ligustrifolium var. ligustrifolium | hangehange, New Zealand privet

 

Recognised for its sweet, distinctive vanilla or hyacinth-like aroma that permeates the air on calm evenings, especially during its late spring flowering with small greenish-white blooms. This shrub features slender, brittle branches adorned with bright, glossy, lime green, pointed oval leaves. In late summer, its green capsules mature into dry black ones that split open, revealing small orange seeds. Hangehange is a useful filler or bush edge plant that also works well for underplanting and trims nicely.