Variegated Coprosma Bonsai

Normal bonsai soil mix is fine for coprosma but keep them well watered in summer and a regular feeding regime will maintain vitality.
Variegated coprosma bonsai. A great plant for cascading over banks or walls. Will tolerate full sun in cooler climates. Variegata is a low growing woody shrub or groundcover that grows to 1 ft. The bright green leaves with white edges and compact prostrate stems make it an excellent ground cover.
Variegation is difficult to get looking right in bonsai and quite often just makes your plant look sick. Coprosma kirkii variegata is a low growing evergreen shrub that displays round leathery green foliage with broad creamy margins. Coprosma grows well in slightly acidic moist moderately fertile soil. This groundcover will grow 1 to 2 feet tall and 6 feet or more wide.
It can be planted in full coastal sun or light shade. The tiny glossy leaves make this plant ideal for bonsai. Coprosma kirkii is easily shaped and can even be trimmed as a bonsai. Tall spreading to 4 to 6 ft.
Post a comment about this plant. Coprosma kirkii variegata a low growing woody groundcover that grows to 1 foot and spreads to 4 to 6 feet wide with narrow bluntly rounded small gray green leaves that have creamy margins. It prefers well drained soil and regular watering but becomes drought resistant with age. Coprosma kirkii variegata shrub san marcos growers.
It has narrow rounded small gray green leaves that have variegated margins. It requires regular to occasional irrigation.