Coprosma (Mirror Plant) 'Inferno'
Living up to its dramatic name, this evergreen shrub ignites the garden with foliage that blazes from bright orange red in summer to intense scarlet purple in winter, creating year round visual impact. The small, glossy leaves form a dense, rounded bush that maintains excellent colour even in shady spots, making it superb for adding fiery accents to borders or creating vibrant low hedges. More vivid and heat tolerant than many other mirror plants, its compact yet sturdy growth makes it ideal for coastal gardens, urban spaces and container displays. Flourishing in full sun to partial shade, it adapts to most well drained soils and withstands wind, salt spray and drought once established. With its spectacular seasonal colour changes and tough disposition, this striking shrub brings bold, architectural interest to modern and exotic planting schemes.
Family of Trees: Rubiaceae
Habit: Evergreen Shrub, Suitable for Hedging
Growth Rate: 30-60 cm/year
Optimal Temperature: 10-25°C, hardy to -5°C
Harmful if Eaten?: Non-toxic to Humans and Pets
Flowers or Berries: Insignificant Flowers
Hardiness: H3 (Half Hardy)
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
- ○ H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
- ○ H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
- ○ H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
- ○ H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
- ○ H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
- ○ H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
- ○ H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
- ○ H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
- ○ H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
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