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PITTOSPORUM
Commonly known as Kohuhu, Parchment bark
OFTEN sweetly night-scented and always sticky-seeded mainly evergreen shrubs and trees found in wideranging habitats in Australasia, southern Africa, southern and eastern Asia and the Pacific islands. It is thought that its origin was the supercontinent Gondwana. Genus of about 200 species.
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Evergreen
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HeightTo 1.8m (6ft) -
Spread1m (3ft)
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in heightChocolate-purple flowers.
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Full sun -
Partial shade
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Additional Features
Pests & DiseasesLeaf spot, powdery mildew.
Place of originNew ZealandResistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus. -
Scented PlantsScented flowers
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Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soil
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to 1.8m (6ft)
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Buy Varieties of PITTOSPORUM
PITTOSPORUM adaphniphylloides
(formerly daphnephylloides) - huge dark green leaves of up to 10 ins. Scented cream flowers and small red fruit. Hardy if sheltered
PITTOSPORUM bicolor
downy young stems. Small, maroon-crimson flowers
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM crassifolium
a very hardy variety which is excellent in coastal conditions with thick leathery leaves and deep purple flowers
PITTOSPORUM crassifolium 'Variegatum'
grey-green leaves variegated creamy-white on the edges
PITTOSPORUM eugenioides 'Variegatum'
pale yellow scented flowers and leaves margined creamy-white
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM heterophyllum
small pale yellow fragrant flowers. Dense growth and evergreen
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium
green foliage
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Abbotsbury Gold'
bright greenish-yellow blotches in the centre of the young leaves which become less distinct on maturity
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Atropurpureum'
green new growth. Leaves then become purplish-brown
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
cream and green with distinctive pink edge. Hardy
Gift-wrapping available
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium Garnettii'
('Saundersii') - rounded leaves are variegated white on cream
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Gold Star'
with variegated foliage and a gold star in the centre
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'
a new variety which is a pure light green and makes an excellent hedge or topiary with minimal trimming. It does not become leggy and its leaves hold on the lower branches
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson'
('Snow') - green speckled white
Gift-wrapping available
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Silver Ball'
very dense natural ball of shiny, grey-green leaves edged with white. Small, honey-scented flowers
Gift-wrapping available
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