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Corokia x virgata 'Frosted Chocolate'

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 6'
W: 4'

planting zones

8b-11

Corokia x virgata 'Frosted Chocolate' plant details

Corokia x virgata 'Frosted Chocolate' is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with burgundy foliage. In spring and summer yellow flowers emerge followed by purple fruit. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Corokia x virgata 'Frosted Chocolate'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: argophyllaceae
Foliage: evergreen burgundy
Mature size: 4 FT wide, 6 FT tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Corokia x virgata 'Frosted Chocolate'

USDA Zones: 8b - 11
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

With the ziggiest-zaggiest branches and its delicious ?chocolate? foliage this small (3') drought-tolerant shrub is a work of art, an architectural statement in container, border, or rock garden. S/M-D/GDr

By: Forestfarm

New from New Zealand where a genus with only 4 species has produced amazing forms and colors, this dazzling shrub, to about 6 ft tall x 4 ft wide, has chocolate-maroon leaves with silvery undersides on silvery stems. Small, yellow flowers lead to fruit that is a light purple aging to nearly maroon. Sun or part shade in hottest climates with even summer moisture. A good small-scale background plant or pot specimen planted with contrasting colors. Frost hardy to the upper end of zone 8.