Botanical Name: Common Names:
Coprosma repens Tequila Sunrise Mirror Bush, Shiny Leaf,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
This plant features a vibrant variety of foliage colours ranging from lime green to yellow during spring to sunset orange which deepens to volcanic burgundy during winter. This plant is ideal for small gardens, tubs, rockeries and general garden landscaping. Can be trimmed as a hedge. Grows approx 1m x 1m.
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, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prefers well drained soil in a sunny or partly shaded position. Prune as desired and fertilise annually with a long term slow release fertiliser. Will tolerate coastal conditions. Information and images courtesy of Touch of Class Plants.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rubiaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, 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: Moderate
Wind: High
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