Corokia x virgata 'Frosted Chocolate'
Korokio



A dense, erect-growing, multi-branched grower. Has large, glossy, green and chocolate-brown leaves that deepen in colour in winter. Becomes smothered in star-shaped, bright-yellow flowers during spring. Produces red, orange, or yellow berries in autumn which birds adore. Excellent for formal hedging in dry and windy positions. Corokia x virgata is a hybrid between Corokia buddleioides and Corokia cotoneaster.
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Family: Argophyllaceae, a family of flowering shrubs and small trees native to eastern Australia, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, and Rapa Iti.
Genus: Corokia, corokia, derived from the Te Reo Māori noun korokio, the name of this species in Te Reo Māori. A genus of flowering shrubs and small trees with divaricating branches native to New Zealand, Australia, and Rapa Iti.
Species: Corokia x virgata, virgāta (Latin, adjective), meaning 'made of twigs, twiggy', in reference to the long, thin stems of this hybrid species.
Cultivar: Corokia x virgata 'Frosted Chocolate'
Synonyms: Corokia x cheesemanii 'Frosted Chocolate', Corokia x budcotonea 'Frosted Chocolate'
Common Name: Korokio