Coprosma propinqua - Mingimingi

A hardy and highly adaptable New Zealand native shrub, valued for its dense branching, glossy foliage, and attractive pale blue berries. Mingimingi is an excellent choice for hedging, shelter planting, ecological restoration, and coastal gardens, while its berries provide an important food source for native birds and lizards.

🌱 Plant Facts

• Growth habit: Dense, bushy shrub or low mounding coastal form

• Foliage: Small, glossy dark green leaves in opposite pairs

• Branches: Wide-angled and densely branched

• Flowers: Small green flowers

• Fruit: Pale blue to black berries

• Height: Up to 5 m

🌍 Natural Habitat

• Coastal salt marshes

• Dry woodlands

• Forest margins

• Shrublands and regenerating bush

• One of New Zealand’s most widespread native shrubs

🌿 Growing Environment

• Full sun to partial shade

• Frost tolerant

• Wind tolerant

• Coastal tolerant

• Free-draining soils

Extremely adaptable and easy to establish, performing well in everything from exposed coastal sites to sheltered inland gardens. Suitable for a wide variety of soil types provided drainage is adequate.

📍 Endemic Distribution

• Endemic to New Zealand

• Naturally found throughout the North and South Islands

🌾 Uses

• Native bird food and attractant

• Lizard habitat and food source

• Bee food

• Hedging and screening

• Riparian plantings

• Native forest restoration

• Pioneer plantings

• Shelter planting

🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)

A tough, low-maintenance native shrub that establishes quickly and tolerates a wide range of environmental conditions. It responds well to trimming, making it an excellent native hedge, while also performing exceptionally well in restoration projects. Its pale blue berries are highly valued by native wildlife and add seasonal interest to the landscape.

📏 Approximate product size:

• PB3/4 (5–20 cm, 350 ml)

• PB3 (20–70 cm, 1.5 L)

• PB8 (50 cm+, 3.5 L)

• PB18 (1 m+, 8.5 L)

⏱️ Timeframe:

We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.

📦 Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.

🌱 We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage.