Botanical Name: Common Names:
Coprosma repens Evening Glow Mirror Bush, Shiny Leaf,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Irregular Shape
Description:
Evening Glow is a non-invasive Coprosma with eye catching colourful foliage that changes with the seasons from golden, to rich orange then pink-red in the cooler months. This evergreen shrub tolerates coastal conditions, can be trimmed into a hedge, used in containers and general landscaping. Grows approx 1.5 high x 1.2 wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Grows best in a sunny to semi-shaded position in well drained soil. Will benefit from a yearly application of slow release fertiliser. Prune to shape and encourage new dense growth.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rubiaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Orange, Pink, Red, Variegated
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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