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Corokia
Also called Wire Netting Bush
Corokia is a genus of six shrubs or small trees from New Zealand, Australia and Rapa Iti, best known in cultivation as the wire-netting bush (Corokia cotoneaster) with its zigzagging, divaricating branches. Give it sun or light shade and well-drained soil, and it is a tough, low-maintenance plant.
Corokia is a genus in the Argophyllaceae family. The genus was first described in 1839. It comprises six species native to New Zealand, Australia and Rapa Iti. Corokia species are shrubs or small trees with zigzagging (divaricating) branches. Corokia cotoneaster is commonly known as wire-netting bush. The stems of the shrubs are dark when mature, covered with downy or silky hairs (tomentum) when young. In spring, they produce clusters of small, star-shaped yellow blossoms. The berries are red or yellow. The shrubs prefer forests and rocky areas, sun or light shade, reasonably well drained soil, and moderate watering.
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