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Coprosma repens
Also called Tree Bedstraw, Looking Glass Plant, Creeping Mirrorplant, Mirror Plant, New Zealand Mirrorbush, Looking Glass Bush, Mirrorplant
Taupata is a glossy-leaved shrub or small tree from New Zealand, grown widely in coastal gardens. It thrives in full sun and sandy, well-drained soil, and tolerates salt spray well.
Coprosma repens is a species of flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Coprosma, in the family Rubiaceae, native to New Zealand. Common names include taupata, tree bedstraw, mirror bush, looking-glass bush, New Zealand laurel and shiny leaf.
The species has been popular in coastal gardens due to its resistance to salt spray. Although it prefers well-drained sandy soils, it can cope with heavier soils.
There is a large number of cultivars:
The species is native to the North Island, South Island, Kermadec Islands and Three Kings Islands in New Zealand.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coprosma repens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
