Corokia

Corokia - Two pretty evergreen shrubs from New Zealand, allied to the Dogwoods, and hardy only in the warmer parts of Britain. Plants more unlike are seldom found so nearly related. Increase by cuttings or by layers in the autumn.

Corokia Buddleoides - from the New Zealand coast-belt, with glossy leaves forming a handsome shrub 10 feet high and through, with lance-shaped dark green leaves, silvery on the under side, from a downy covering which extends to the stems and branches. Starry yellow flowers with an orange centre appear in loose spike-like clusters during May and June, followed by oval yellow berries. It likes a half-shaded position in good loam, growing fast and fruiting freely.

Corokia Cotoneaster - Coming from the mountains, this kind is hardier, and easily grown in southern gardens. Though really evergreen, the leaves are so small and scattered that even in full growth the plant has a peculiar appearance, and yet so thickly do the stems interlace that there is no suggestion of nakedness. The tiny leaves are bright green while young, becoming dark, and finally orange-red before falling. The plant grows well in a north aspect and in partial shade, but will also bear the sun in sheltered spots on the lawn or in the rock garden, where its tendency is to spread.

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