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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Coprosma acerosa
Height: 0.4m;  Spread: 1m
Ground Cover
Sprawling coastal plant with wiry orange branches and small green leaves. Rapidly becoming endangered as sanddunes are developed or grazed.Varying colours from different eco-sourced plants.
» For a landscaping perspective on Coprosma see this article by O2 Landscapes...
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The tangled form of Sand Coprosma.
Fruit colour can vary but the stunning ice blue is most attractive.
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On 25/02/2010, Robyn Oratia Native Plant Nursery said:
The Coprosma acerosa, has many different looks depending on where is was sourced from. They can be a tight matted form from Northland, slightly reddish form from Wellington, yellow/orange sprawling form from Karekare or yellow/orange taller 20 - 30cm. form from Motukaraka Island. They do however all spread approximately 1 metre.
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