Coprosma kirkii 'Goldstream'

Description

• Low-growing, spreading evergreen shrub with dense, glossy foliage

• Attractive variegated leaves, featuring green centres with prominent golden-yellow margins and markings

• Develops a dense, mat-forming habit, typically reaching around 30–50 cm high and spreading up to 1.5–2 m wide

• Produces small, inconspicuous flowers, followed by small berries on female plants where pollination occurs

• Attractive gold and green foliage provides year-round colour

• Hardy and relatively fast-growing once established

Growing Conditions

• Thrives in full sun to partial shade; best foliage colour generally develops with good sunlight

• Prefers well-drained soil but is adaptable to a range of soil types

• Moderate watering during establishment; reasonably drought-tolerant once established

• Tolerates wind and coastal conditions, making it well suited to exposed NZ sites

• Generally low maintenance; prune lightly if required to maintain shape or encourage denser growth

• Suitable for NZ conditions, including cooler areas, although protection from severe frost is beneficial when young

Uses in Landscaping

• Excellent groundcover for banks, slopes, and large garden areas

• Ideal for coastal gardens, rockeries, borders, and low-maintenance landscapes

• Particularly effective as a mass planting, where its gold-and-green foliage creates strong visual impact

• Useful for erosion control on slopes and banks

• Suitable for residential gardens, commercial landscaping, parks, and roadside plantings

• Works well alongside other native groundcovers, grasses, shrubs, and coastal plants

• A good choice where year-round foliage colour and a spreading habit are desired