Plant in full sun to light shade in a well-drained soil with regular to occasional watering - moderately drought tolerant along the coast once established but is more lush with occasional deep irrigation. Frost hardiness, although not documented, should be similar to the species with some tip damage possible below 28° F and stem damage at temperatures between 20-25° F. Tolerates windy and seaside conditions. This plant promised to be a great plant for a container or garden specimen and with its dense growth will likely prove useful as a colorful hedge.

There are several interpretations for how the name Agonis is derived. One interpretation is that the genus is named from the Greek word 'agonos' which is a combination of 'a' for "not" and 'gonia' for "angle" meaning "without angles" in reference to soft drooping branches of some species while others believe it is from the Greek word 'agon' meaning "a gathering" or "a cluster" in reference to the arrangement of the fruit. The specific epithet comes from the Latin word 'flexuos' meaning "bending" or "curvy" in reference to the way the branches arch gracefully.

This selection was a seedling selection made by Greg Lowe, James Koppman and Jacqueline Koppman. The Koppmans are the registered Breeders Rights owners of the popular Agonis 'Jervis Bay Afterdark' and the foliage color is the same on these two plants but Aftershock was selected because it is a shorter plant with leaves about half the size as Afterdark with internode spacing much tighter (1/3 that of Afterdark), making it more of a dense shrub form. This plant first released in 2013 received US Plant Patent 26,020 in October 2015 and was marketed in the US by Dig Plant Company. We grew it for a couple years, 2014 and 2015, but it became unavailable from the micropropagtion laboratories (tissue culture) and so we were not able to continue growing this plant after that – too bad as it was a nice plant! 

This information about Agonis flexuosa Aftershock ['AF09'] PP 26,020 displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.