Coprosma virescens
(Mingimingi)
Coprosma virescens
(Mingimingi)
Prices:
| Each | 20 or more | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5L Pot | $9.50 | $9.00 |
Details:
| Foliage Colour: | Pale-Green |
| Growth Rate: | Medium |
| Mature Height: | 2 m |
| Mature Width: | 1 m |
| Site Condition: | Exposed, Frost Tolerant, Heavy Soil, Sandy Soil |
| Sun: | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Drainage: | Dry, Moist |
| Category: | Shrub |
| Features: | Suitable for hedging or shelter. Attractive to birds and lizards. Flower colour: No Flowers. Fruit colour: White. Native. Suitable restoration species. |
Coprosma virescens, mingimingi, is an upright shrub or small tree with attractive thin, pale-green leaves. Bark is mottled grey, pale-yellow and cream. The fruit are white or green-tinged, sometimes mottled with black. Thrives in cold conditions, partially deciduous putting the bold branch colour on show in winter.
Small-leaved coprosmas are good for revegetation projects, hedging, and adding texture to a garden. Mingimingi 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. As attractors of these small animals, they are a pioneer shrub in revegetation projects. Mingimingi provides a tough shelter, providing good food for native birds and lizards, as well as ground cover for these.
Habitat: Lowland to lower montane. On well drained to poorly draining fertile soils (often overlying calcareous or base-rich igneous rocks). In forest and shrubland.
Flowering: Spring [September - November]
Fruiting: Summer [January - April]
