| Botanical name | Coprosma repens |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.  Half Sun Half Sun – Prefers 3 To 6 Hours of Sunlight a Day.  Semi Frost Hardy Semi Frost Hardy – Is Able to Survive Moderately Low Temperatures.  Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering.  Pruning Required Pruning Required – Needs to be Pruned. |
| Size | |
| Categories | |
| Flowers | This plant has male and female flowers. |
| Common name(s) | Mirror bush |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | This plant bears dark green, high-gloss leaves. |
| Uses in landscape design | This plant works best as a windbreak or focal plant. Coastal |
| Drought tolerance | High |
| Soil conditions | Well drained , Fertile , Moist , Tolerates a variety of soil types , Prefers sandy soils |
| Growth rate | Moderate |
| Interesting info | This plant originally comes from coastal areas of New Zealand. The genus of this plant belongs to the same family as the coffee plant. |
| Other languages | Spieëlplant (A) |
| Recommended varieties | ‘Coffee Cream’ has creamy yellow-edged foliage; ‘Coppershine’ is fast growing and has glossy foliage with a copper-bronze tinge that becomes darker in winter; ‘Marble Chips’ grows up to 1.5m and is variegated, with combinations of green and white, and very glossy speckled and margined leaves; a more upright-growing coprosma, it is excellent in semi-shade. ‘Picturata’ is similar to ‘Marble Chips’, but with a golden central section surrounded by glossy, bright green. ‘Pink Splendour’ has dark green, glossy leaves with maroon- and pink shaded edges that colour best in winter. ‘Rainbow Surprise’ is a low-growing colourful shrub with small yellow-green and pink glossy leaves. It makes an ideal rockery plant. ‘Taupata Gold’ (2m) has decorative, glossy cream-coloured leaves with green centres. ’Variegata’ (1.5m) has green leaves with a creamy-white border. ‘Yvonne’ grows to 1m, and is a dark-green, glossy leafed, compact shrub. Its leaves have brown edges that appear darker in winter. |
Coprosma repens (Mirror bush)
- Botanical name: Coprosma repens
- Common name(s): Mirror bush
- Categories: Shrubs and Perennials
Plant description:
A background and foreground screening shrub with a dense habit and dark green, high-gloss leaves. Numerous cultivars are available: ‘Coffee Cream’ has creamy yellow-edged foliage; ‘Coppershine’ is fast growing and has glossy foliage with a copper-bronze tinge that becomes darker in winter; ‘Marble Chips’ grows up to 1.5m and is variegated, with combinations of green and white, and very glossy speckled and margined leaves; a more upright-growing coprosma, it is excellent in semi-shade. ‘Picturata’ is similar to ‘Marble Chips’, but with a golden central section surrounded by glossy, bright green. ‘Pink Splendour’ has dark green, glossy leaves with maroon- and pink shaded edges that colour best in winter. ‘Rainbow Surprise’ is a low-growing colourful shrub with small yellow-green and pink glossy leaves. It makes an ideal rockery plant. ‘Taupata Gold’ (2m) has decorative, glossy cream-coloured leaves with green centres. ’Variegata’ (1.5m) has green leaves with a creamy-white border. ‘Yvonne’ grows to 1m, and is a dark-green, glossy leafed, compact shrub. Its leaves have brown edges that appear darker in winter.
Family: Rubiaceae
Synonym: Coprosma baueri
Botanical Pronunciation: kop-ROS-muh REE-penz
Coprosma repens requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
This plant has male and female flowers.
This plant bears dark green, high-gloss leaves.
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