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Coprosma spathulata

Coprosma spathulata
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0

Coprosma spathulata is a small native New Zealand shrub in the coffee family, found in North Island forest understory. It is grown in gardens as a tough, tolerant shrub that suits sheltered, lightly shaded sites.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moist, humus-rich soil or a peaty potting mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; protect below about 0 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
New Zealand North I.
Climate
subtropical

About

Coprosma spathulata is a shrub that is native to New Zealand. An example occurrence of this species is within the Hamilton Ecological District in the North Island within a forest dominated by Nothofagus and rimu, where understory associates include Blechnum discolor and Doodia media.

Other Coprosma plants

Sand Coprosma · Coprosma acutifolia · Tree Coprosma · Thin Leaved Coprosma · Coprosma baueri · Coprosma chathamica · Coprosma cheesemanii · Coprosma ciliata · Coprosma cordicarpa · Mikimiki · Coprosma cuneata · Coprosma dodonaeifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coprosma spathulata 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.

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