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looking-glass plant 'Rainbow Surprise' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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looking-glass plant 'Rainbow Surprise'

Coprosma 'Rainbow Surprise'^PBR (v)

Low Maintenance

Genus: Coprosma
Family: Rubiaceae

About this plant

'Rainbow Surprise' is a compact shrub up to 2.5m high with variegated evergreen oval leaves, olive green at the centre, and roughly edged with shades of lime-green, yellow, cream, pink and red, the pink and red being stronger in winter or cold weather; the flowers in spring are green, small and insignificant

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

Loam

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow outdoors in moist but perfectly drained neutral to slightly acid soils in good light or dappled shade in a warm, sheltered position, or under glass in a loam-based potting compost with added grit in bright filtered light with good ventilation

Pruning

Pruning group 8 (early-flowering evergreen shrubs) - usually no pruning required; the foliage can be used for flower arranging

Propagation

Propagate from semi-ripe cuttings in autumn

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Wall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years