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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 perpusilla subsp. perpusilla
Height: 0.1m;  Spread: 0.6m
Ground Cover
An alpine plant that needs very exposed conditions in a humid climate such as Auckland. Was previously named Coprosma pumila.
» For a landscaping perspective on Coprosma see this article by O2 Landscapes...
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Growing at 1800m altitude at Lake Alta in the Remarkable Range, Otago.
Growing at 1800m altitude at Lake Alta.
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