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Coprosma 'Evening Glow' (Evening Glow Mirror Bush) - A very colorful evergreen upright growing shrub to 4 to 5 feet tall with striking variegated foliage. The small ovate leaves are green with irregular yellow blotches that turn bright orange-red in late summer and fall and remain this way until new growth commences in the spring. Flowers are inconspicuous.
Plant in full coastal sun to light shade inland in moderately well-drained soil. Irrigate occasionally to regularly. Hardy to 20-25 F. Naturally takes a pyramidal form but tolerates pruning to shape (best in fall or spring).
This plant introduced by Richard Ware of Napier, New Zealand and we grew it from 2006 until 2011.
Information displayed on this page about Coprosma 'Evening Glow' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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