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Creeping Mirror Plant

Coprosma X Kirkii

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Overview

The Creeping Mirror Plant, Coprosma x kirkii, is a dense, prostrate evergreen groundcover featuring glossy, olive-green leaves. It thrives in USDA zones 8-11, prefers well-drained soil, and enjoys full sun to partial shade. This hardy species typically grows to 12-18 inches wide and 6 inches tall, making it ideal for rock gardens, borders, or as a filler between larger plants. Drought tolerant once established, it requires minimal maintenance.

Sun Full, HalfWater LowZones 9–11Type Ground cover, ShrubClimate Mediterranean
Creeping Mirror Plant (Coprosma X Kirkii) — It thrives in USDA zones 8-11, prefers well-drained soil, and enjoys full sun to partial shade
Creeping Mirror Plant (Coprosma X Kirkii) — prostrate evergreen groundcover featuring glossyCreeping Mirror Plant (Coprosma X Kirkii) — This hardy species typically grows to 12-18 inches wide and 6 inches tallCreeping Mirror Plant (Coprosma X Kirkii) — or as a filler between larger plantsCreeping Mirror Plant (Coprosma X Kirkii) — making it ideal for rock gardensCoprosma X Kirkii

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Low
USDA zones
9–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Ground cover, Shrub
Family
Rubiaceae
Climate
Mediterranean

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Creeping Mirror Plant (Coprosma X Kirkii) — It thrives in USDA zones 8-11, prefers well-drained soil, and enjoys full sun to partial shade
Creeping Mirror Plant (Coprosma X Kirkii) — prostrate evergreen groundcover featuring glossy
Creeping Mirror Plant (Coprosma X Kirkii) — This hardy species typically grows to 12-18 inches wide and 6 inches tall
Creeping Mirror Plant (Coprosma X Kirkii) — or as a filler between larger plants
Creeping Mirror Plant (Coprosma X Kirkii) — making it ideal for rock gardens
Coprosma X Kirkii

Photograph: David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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