General Landscape Uses: Hedge, border, and accent plant

Ecological Restoration Notes: Soil stabilization and erosion control, habitat restoration, microclimate improvement, pollinator support

Description: Copperleaf is a popular shrub that provides many colors to a landscape. The leaves are a mixed copper-red, pink, and green. Copperleaf provides more color than most other flowering plants!

Dimensions: Height 8 ft.

Growth Rate: Fast

Native Range: Pacific Islands

Native Habitats: Tropical scrublands and secondary forests, coastal environments, disturbed or regenerating areas

Soils: Well-draining, fertile

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Sun

Flower Color: Reddish or brownish

Flower Characteristics: Small, inconspicuous

Flowering Season: All year

Fruit: Small, capsule-like

Wildlife and Ecology: Flowers are small and not highly attractive to pollinators, but may provide some benefit to bees and small insects.  Its dense foliage offers cover for small birds, lizards, and insects in urban and garden settings.

Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings

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