COPROSMA KARO RED - NEW ZEALAND GARDENER - PLANT OF THE MONTH NOVEMBER 2008

With distinctive colourings of emerald/bronze and red to almost black, its shiny leaves offer an all year round splash of colour.  Coprosma Karo Red makes an eye catching display as a showy low garden hedge, planted en masse in an expansive garden or as a single speicmen in a lovely pot for those with limited space.  Its showy nature and striking colour makes it suited to floral work.  Coprosma Karo Red thrives in full sun or part shade and is suited to coastal planting.  For planting ideas visit www.gardeningsolutionz.co.nz.  Coprosma Karo Red is available now in garden centres as a 'Gapfiller' Solutionz by Gardening Solutionz.

We have 5 plants to giveaway.  To enter, write your details on the back of an envelope and send to Coprosma Karo Red, NZ Gardener, PO Box 6341, Wellesley Street, Auckland or email mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz.  Entries close on 30 November 2008.

Congratulation to Claire Huggins, Fiona Rayner, J Gibs, James Macilquham and Jane Hodgson, who each won a Coprosma Karo Red.