Botanical Name: Coprosma repens 'Variegata'
Common Name: Variegated mirror plant
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape irregular, sprawling shrub with slender, square stems, upright or arching outwards; forms an open, loose, irregular-mounded form if unpruned
Height 3-6'
Spread 3-6'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun along coast, partial sun inland
Soil prefers moist, well draining soil, tolerates most
Hardiness some frost, prefers mild climates (zones 15-17, 21-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, oblong-oval, 1-3" long, very glossy upper surface, w/yellow green central blotch, fleshy, emarginate, revolute
Flowers inconspicuous – greenish white, small axillary heads, tubular – summer/fall
Fruit drupe, orange yellow, oval, 1/4" across
 
Propagation:
softwood or semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
low to medium filler, hedge or low screen, espalier, low facer – good for light foliage, contrast with darker shrubs
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers regular, tolerates some drought along coast
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning anytime to shape desired, 2-3 x a year to develop canopy
Pests/Diseases snails/slugs, powdery mildew, mealybug, spider mite
Special Conditions/Other many variegation patterns are available
 
Origin: New Zealand
Family: Rubiaceae

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