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Identify this red ball shape shrub?

9 years ago

hello can you identify this shrub? is in london, england. it looks like the pittosporum family or coprosma. it is a very bright beautiful red colour, almost the intensity of red you get in an acer. it is the size of a pittosporum tom thumb, but is not that. many thanks!

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
9 years ago
It looks more like Coprosma to me. I grow one similar but with more of a coppery coloration than red. I also grow Piittosporum 'County Park Dwarf', which has red/burgundy foliage and this is not it!

Compare to 'Fireburst'.
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Form and Foliage
9 years ago
Coprosma for sure. One of the several cultivars.
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23
9 years ago
Looks like 'Pacific Sunset', which reverts gradually to whatever it is a sport of.

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