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Coprosma 'Roy's Red'

Also Known As

Roy's Red Mirror Plant

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 18"-4'
W: 4'

planting zones

8a-10b

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Coprosma 'Roy's Red' plant details

Coprosma 'Roy's Red' is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with bronze, chocolate, red and variegated foliage. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun and regular water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in lean and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something seaside / salt tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Coprosma 'Roy's Red'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: rubiaceae
Foliage: evergreen bronze, chocolate, red and variegated
Mature size: 4 FT wide, 18 IN - 4 FT - tall
Uses: compact, container plant, tropical-looking, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Coprosma 'Roy's Red'

USDA Zones: 8a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, seaside / salt
Soil needs: lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Another coprosma for North America, this upright form makes a pleasingly pyramidal shrub, to about 4 ft, with foliage colored brick-red-toward-maroon and darkening in brighter light or with frost. An easy grower with better color in bright light and where summer temperatures are not excessively high. Low fertility enhances color as well. Even summer moisture and, again, bright light. Frost hardy to the bottom of USDA zone 8.

By: Cistus Nursery

Accentuated by a marvelous surface so highly sheened it seems unreal, small, thick, almost succulent-looking foliage exhibits bronzy red and green hues. The lustrous, ovoid-shaped leaves angle upward while their tips curve down, and come winter transmute deep purply rubescent shades. Erect and not as wide-angled as 'Beatson's Gold', light-colored reflective stems define a compact bushy shrub that casts cozy glimmers on Mediterraneans or fellow New Zealanders like Uncinia rubra or Carex tenuiculmis.