Coprosma is an ornamental shrub with evergreen foliage, highly valued for its glossy leaves and the decorative tones it can display throughout the year. Depending on the variety, the foliage can combine different shades of green, cream, yellow, pink, bronze or red, making this plant an excellent choice for creating contrast and visual interest in gardens, patios and balconies.
Native to New Zealand, Coprosma adapts very well to the Portuguese climate, especially in coastal regions, being resistant to wind, salt spray and periods of drought once well established. Its growth is compact and naturally elegant, allowing use in beds, borders, low hedges, Mediterranean gardens and pots or planters.
One of the most interesting features of this plant is the seasonal variation in foliage colour. During the cooler months of the year, many varieties develop pink, reddish or bronze tones, further increasing their ornamental value.
Easy to grow and low maintenance, it’s a very versatile plant that provides colour all year round, even when few species are in bloom.<\/p>\n
Scientific name<\/strong>: Coprosma sp.<\/em> CUIDADOS<\/strong> Fun fact<\/strong>: The name “Mirror Bush” comes from the intense shine of the leaves, which seem to reflect light. Many Coprosma varieties change colour throughout the year, becoming more colourful during autumn and winter.<\/p>\n WARNING! Representative photograph \u2013 the image shown is of a specimen in stock at the time the product was added to the online catalog and is for reference only. Plants are living beings, so each one is unique. The plant supplied will be similar to the one photographed, and may show natural variations in shape, size, dimension, intensity of foliage colour or stage of development, depending on the time of year and phase of its growth cycle. The indicated height includes the plastic pot shown in the photograph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coprosma is an ornamental shrub with evergreen foliage, highly valued for its glossy leaves and the decorative tones it can display throughout the year. Depending on the variety, the foliage can combine different shades of green, cream, yellow, pink, bronze or red, making this plant an excellent choice for creating contrast and visual interest in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":94070,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1438,744,1440,743],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-94096","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-1-plants","product_cat-outdoor-plants","product_cat-outdoor-plants-2","product_cat-plants","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/94096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=94096"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=94096"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=94096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Common names<\/strong>: Coprosma, Mirror Bush
Family<\/strong>: Rubiaceae<\/em>
Origin<\/strong>: New Zealand and Pacific islands
Climate<\/strong>: Mediterranean, Temperate and Coastal
Category<\/strong>: Outdoor plant
Approximate height<\/strong>: 60-80cm
Pot diameter<\/strong>: 28cm<\/p>\n
Light<\/strong>: Prefers full sun or partial shade locations. Generally, the greater the sun exposure, the more intense the foliage colours tend to be.
Temperature<\/strong>: Adapts well to the Portuguese climate. Tolerates heat, wind and proximity to the sea. May be damaged by severe or prolonged frost.
Watering<\/strong>: Moderate. Water regularly during the first year after planting. Once established it shows good drought resistance.
Humidity<\/strong>: Not demanding regarding atmospheric humidity.
Fertilisation<\/strong>: Apply balanced fertiliser in spring to stimulate growth and intensify foliage colour.
Pruning<\/strong>: Tolerates light shaping and maintenance pruning well, and can be used in low hedges or more compact forms.
Life cycle<\/strong>: Perennial.
Soil<\/strong>: Develops best in fertile, light and well-drained soils, although it adapts to most garden soils.
Pet Friendly<\/strong>: Generally considered a safe plant for dogs and cats, although ingestion of large amounts of foliage may cause mild gastrointestinal discomfort.<\/p>\n