Corokia 'Frosted Chocolate'

Corokia ‘Frosted Chocolate’ is a hardy, evergreen New Zealand native shrub valued for its distinctive chocolate-brown foliage, dense growth habit, and tolerance of exposed conditions. It is especially suitable for hedging, screening, coastal gardens, and low-maintenance landscapes.

Description

• Dense, upright evergreen shrub with a naturally tidy and bushy form

• Features attractive bronze, dusky-pink, and chocolate-brown foliage

• Leaf colour becomes darker and more intense during winter

• Produces small yellow, star-shaped flowers in spring

• Flowers may be followed by small red berries in autumn

• Typically grows approximately 2 metres high and 1–1.5 metres wide, although untrimmed plants may grow larger

• Responds well to regular pruning and shaping

Growing Conditions

• Grows best in full sun to partial shade

• Prefers well-drained soil

• Drought-tolerant once established

• Tolerates wind, moderate frost, and exposed conditions

• Suitable for many coastal environments, although protection from severe salt spray is beneficial

• Hardy and low-maintenance

• Regular trimming encourages dense, compact growth

Uses in Landscaping

• Excellent for formal or informal hedging

• Ideal for privacy screening and boundary planting

• Suitable for coastal, native, and contemporary gardens

• Can be shaped into topiary, balls, cones, or structured forms

• Adds year-round foliage colour and contrast to garden beds

• Suitable for residential gardens, commercial landscapes, parks, and streetscapes

• Works well in mass plantings or as an individual feature shrub