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Coprosma acerosa. Te Puna (Hawera)


Coprosma acerosa. Te Puna (Hawera)

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Picturesque very flat ground cover which forms a spreading prostrate mound of intertwining creamy brown branchlets. The long narrow leaves are olive green. Tiny flowers will form iridescent blue berries if fertilised. Grows well in poor, dry, sandy soils. Great for coastal and exposed sites. Very hardy.

 
Genus
Coprosma
Species   acerosa.
Cultivar   Te Puna (Hawera)

Common name
Coprosma

Family name
Rubiaceae
Place of origin
New Zealand


DETAILS
Height
30 cm
Width
100 cm
(expected growth in average NZ conditions in 5 to 10 years)
Leaves
Evergreen

Soil Type
Grows in clay soils / Grows in most soil types / Grows in sandy soils

Moisture
Tolerates dry soils

Exposure
Frost hardy / Grows in exposed or coastal sites. / Grows in sun or semi-shade

Immaculate / Indigenous / Nourishment / Texture

Shrubs

Category
Prostrate or creeping.
Availability
All our current stock has been dispatched out to retailers. If they have none left for you, we are growing another crop to supply as soon as possible.
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