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| Beginner skill rating |
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| 1.5m max. spread |
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| 1.5m max. height |
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| 5-10 years to maturity |
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| 1 hour care per year |
Botanical name: Coprosma 'Beatsons Gold'
Other names: Looking-glass plant 'Beatsons Gold'
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Genus: Coprosma
Variety or cultivar: 'Beatsons Gold' _ 'Beatsons Gold' is a tender, compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with spreading branches bearing ovate, glossy, bright green leaves with yellow centres. Insignificant, pale green flowers in spring are followed by bright red fruit in autumn.
Coprosma 'Beatsons Gold' is: Evergreen
Flower: Pale-green, Insignificant or absent in Spring
Foliage: Yellow, Variegated, Bright-green in All seasons
Fruit: Bright-red in Autumn
Habit: Compact, Rounded, Spreading
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Pests: Generally pest free.
Diseases: Generally disease free.
Pruning: Pruning Group 8.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Seed, Semi-hardwood cuttings. REGISTER to read more...
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Coprosma 'Beatsons Gold' (Looking-glass plant 'Beatsons Gold') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Containers, Foliage only, Greenhouse, Indoor, Low Maintenance
Cultivation: Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in bright filtered light with ventilation. In growth, water freely & feed monthly; keep just moist in winter. Outdoors, grow in sun in shelter in neutral to acid soil. Requires a male pollinator.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Clay, Loamy, Sandy | |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | |
| Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | |
| Aspect: | South, West | |
| Exposure: | Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | |
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