Coprosma rubra
Coprosma rubra
Prices:
Each | 20 or more | |
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2.5L Pot | $9.50 | $9.00 |
Details:
Type: | Shrub |
Growth Rate: | Medium |
Mature Height: | 4 m |
Mature Width: | 2 m |
Site Condition: | Frost Tolerant, Sandy Soil |
Sun: | Full Sun |
Drainage: | Dry |
Features: | Suitable for hedging or shelter. Attractive to birds and lizards. Flower colour: Green. Foliage colour: Green. Fruit colour: White. Native. Suitable restoration species. |
Coprosma rubra is a rare hardy shrub with stems of young branches a reddish colour. Yellow / White berries. Well-drained sites.
Small-leaved Coprosmas are good for revegetation projects, hedging, and adding texture into a garden. They are evergreen and suited to full sun to part shade. They produce berries from January to April that are dispersed by fruit-eating animals (frugivory). They also provide habitat for New Zealand’s declining lizard and gecko populations.
Mingimingi provides a tough shelter, providing good food for native birds and lizards, as well as ground cover.
Habitat: Lowland to montane. Usually in riparian forest and shrubland, especially on alluvial soils or those derived from calcareous parent materials.
Flowering: Spring - Summer [September - January]
Fruiting: Summer - Autumn [January - April]