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Description

Give your pots, patios and sheltered garden spots a lift with this colourful Coprosma Collection. These glossy evergreen shrubs are grown for their foliage, bringing months of interest even when flowering plants are between performances.

Each variety offers a different look. 'Lemon and Lime' adds fresh citrus-inspired brightness. 'Northern Lights' shifts from green summer tones to richer red shades in winter. 'Eclipse' brings darker drama, with polished purple leaves edged in pink.

Coprosma plants work especially well in containers, as their neat, bushy growth suits patios, balconies, entrances and small garden spaces, and their reflective leaves can be enjoyed close up.

Although 'Northern Lights' has better cold tolerance than the others, the collection as a whole needs protection from hard winter weather. Grow in well-drained soil, place in a sheltered position and move pots somewhere protected when temperatures fall.

Supplied as a set of three established plants in 9cm pots, including one each of following three varieties:

Coprosma 'Lemon and Lime' - Brings fresh yellow and lime-green foliage through summer, developing warmer orange tones in winter for extra seasonal interest.
Coprosma 'Northern Lights' - Offers glossy, wavy, colour-changing leaves, shifting from green summer variegation to deep red tones in colder months.
Coprosma 'Eclipse' - Stands out with reflective dark purple foliage edged in vibrant pink, creating dramatic evergreen colour for pots and patios.

Top Tips

Be sure to water well through the first year to help the roots to establish.

Care Information

Dig a planting hole three times the width of the roots you're planting and mix some well-rotted compost or manure with the soil from the hole and use this to re-fill once the shrub is in place.
We've found that a square hole is better than a round one as the new roots, once they reach the edges tend to grow in a circle round the circumference of the hole whereas when they reach the corners of a square hole, they find it easier to grow through.
Before planting, soak container-grown shrubs thoroughly and allow them to drain.
Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots. Add Mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help quicker establishment.
Place your shrub in the hole at the same level as it was supplied in the nursery pot and refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball and water well.
Mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc.
If you're planting into pots, place some old rocks, stones or gravel in the bottom of the pot for drainage and ballast and use the best compost you can buy and some sand or grit for drainage.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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