Coprosma – Sahara

Sahara™ Coprosmas bring ever-changing colour and year-round interest to the garden with their vibrant, seasonally changing foliage. Tough, reliable and remarkably easy to grow, they provide a striking display in every season.

As the seasons change, so do the colours of Sahara Coprosmas. Their rich foliage transforms throughout the year, with the most intense colour developing during winter, bringing welcome vibrancy to the garden when many other plants are at their quietest. This ever-evolving display ensures there’s always something new to enjoy.

Fast growing and naturally bushy, Sahara Coprosmas are ideal for adding structure, texture and colour to garden beds, borders, hedging and decorative containers. Their dense growth habit makes them equally effective as feature plants or mass plantings, creating bold displays with very little effort.

Once established, Sahara Coprosmas require minimal ongoing maintenance, making them an excellent choice for busy gardeners and professional landscapers alike. Their vigorous growth, colourful foliage and dependable garden performance ensure they remain an attractive feature throughout the year.

Whether you’re looking to brighten a mixed border, create a colourful hedge or add year-round interest to a patio or garden bed, Sahara Coprosmas deliver exceptional colour, versatility and lasting garden appeal.

FLOWERS & FOLIAGE FLOWERS & FOLIAGE

One look and it’s easy to spot that this plant is all about the bold & glossy foliage. Coprosma Sahara™ Ruby has bright red foliage with chocolate brown-black centre and Coprosma Sahara™ Jewel has brilliant bronze-black foliage with a bright orange-red centre. Colours change with the seasons.

PLANTING TIPS PLANTING TIPS

Sahara coprosmas can be planted pretty much anywhere though they do like a well drained soil: from full sun through to part shade; in the ground or in containers; and in positions with high wind or salt spray.

WAYS TO USE THEM WAYS TO USE THEM

The Sahara coprosmas are useful set and forget plants: to edge along a front path; to mass plant on a dry sunny slope; to clip into balls and set in pots across a deck or patio; to landscape poolside where salt spay isn’t an issue.

SHAPE & SIZE SHAPE & SIZE

Sahara coprosmas grow to 1 metre high and wide, forming a mound of upright dense foliage. Prune to shape or simply to encourage greater density – these coprosmas make ideal low edging plants.

FOOD & WATER FOOD & WATER

Once established, Sahara coprosmas are tough and need little water – low to moderate. Just before spring, toss a handful of slow release fertiliser around each plant to boost fresh foliage.

PESTS & DISEASE PESTS & DISEASE

Sahara coprosmas are tough and they have no issue with pests or disease.

Coprosma Sahara Ruby

Coprosma Sahara Jewel

Landscaper tips

• Sahara™ Coprosmas are a brilliant no maintenance solution for where massed colour is needed
• Use in public areas where there is little or no irrigation once established
• Clipped into loose balls and grown in containers, these look great set across large areas of paving
• Plant as low hedges (set at half metre spacings) to direct foot traffic without blocking views
• Team with strappy foliage such as Cordylines to create a complex-looking planting scheme with a simple plant list

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