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Coprosma 'Beatson's Gold'

Also Known As

Australian Mirror Bush

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'
W: 4'

planting zones

8a-12

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Coprosma 'Beatson's Gold' plant details

Coprosma 'Beatson's Gold' is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with chartreuse and variegated foliage. In summer green and white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Coprosma 'Beatson's Gold'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: rubiaceae
Foliage: evergreen chartreuse and variegated
Mature size: 4 FT wide, 3 FT tall
Flowers: green and white blooms in summer
Uses: container plant, fall color, infrequent-blooming, tropical-looking, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Coprosma 'Beatson's Gold'

USDA Zones: 8a - 12
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: heat
Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A twiggy stage where shadows and light become the cast, 'Beatson's Gold' captivates an audience with variegated foliage and a distinctive horizontal branching pattern. The narrowly oval, tiny leaves are lime-yellow and rimmed by a crisp dark green. Stiff and upright, this handsome New Zealand native can be planted as a specimen, a formal or informal hedge or as a screen. It happily resides in coastal climates, obliging nearly any soil type, especially very dry ones.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

One of the early coprosmas to migrate to North America from New Zealand via England, this tiny-leaved shrub grows to a layered 3 ft or so in height by about 4 ft wide with bronzed stems and pea-green leaves blotched with mustard yellow. Even moisture. Though frost hardy to low USDA zone 8, every coprosma makes a fabulous pot specimen or filler with C. 'Beatson's Gold' looking particularly fetching with maroons and oranges.