Coprosma propinqua

New Zealand shrub, commonly called by its Maori name, mingimingi, with small, evergreen leaves on divaricating branches, creating a textured, twisty creature, to up to 9-10 ft tall, but easily pruned into a hedge or single, smaller specimen. Used to growing along stream beds and in other wet places -- with good drainage, of course; hence the name swamp coprosma. The mid-winter flowers are not significant but do produce small, berry-like, decorative drupes of pale blue in summer, and the birds love them. Prefers well-drained soil that remains moist in sun to part shade. Frost hardy in USDA zone 9 and, with overhead protection and mulch, upper zone 8.