Podocarpus macrophyllus (low growing) Medicinal but it is the purple-leaved

but it is the purple-leaved

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and early butterflies emerge from dormancy and need food before almost anything else is blooming

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Podocarpus macrophyllus (low growing) Medicinal but it is the purple-leavedThis low growing form of Podocarpus macrophyllus is a compact, spreading evergreen with flat, needle like leaves that spiral tightly around the stems. Where the ordinary yew pine climbs into an upright shrub or small tree, this selection stays low and horizontal, building a dense, glossy green mat of steady year round texture and structure. The habit is the value. A low, wide, spreading frame makes the plant a natural for the front of a border, a