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    PITTOSPORUM
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    PITTOSPORUM

    Commonly known as Parchment bark

    Hardy in all but the coldest areas. All flower APR-JUL

    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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    • Good to know
      Trim hedges in spring and midsummer
    • Place of origin
      Australasia, southern Africa, southern and eastern Asia, the Pacific Islands
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    • Scented flowers
      Sweetly/honey scented
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    Varieties

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    • PITTOSPORUM adaphniphylloides
    Parchment bark
    (formerly daphnephylloides) - huge dark green leaves of up to 10 ins. Scented cream flowers and small red fruit. Hardy if sheltered
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
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    PITTOSPORUM bicolor
    Downy young stems. Small, maroon-crimson flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
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    PITTOSPORUM crassifolium
    A very hardy variety which is excellent in coastal conditions with thick leathery leaves and deep purple flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PITTOSPORUM crassifolium 'Variegatum'
    Grey-green leaves variegated creamy-white on the edges
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
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    PITTOSPORUM eugenioides 'Variegatum'
    Pale yellow scented flowers and leaves margined creamy-white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    PITTOSPORUM heterophyllum
    Small pale yellow fragrant flowers. Dense growth and evergreen
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium
    Green foliage
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
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    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Abbotsbury Gold'
    Bright greenish-yellow blotches in the centre of the young leaves which become less distinct on maturity
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Atropurpureum'
    Green new growth. Leaves then become purplish-brown
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Bannow Bay'
    Kohuhu, Parchment bark
    New growth pale green with cream edge, changing to pink in summer, maturing to burgundy over winter.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Large
    £35.00
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
    Cream and green with distinctive pink edge. Hardy
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Large
    £35.00
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium Garnettii'
    ('Saundersii') - rounded leaves are variegated white on cream
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    Large
    £40.00
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Gold Star'
    With variegated foliage and a gold star in the centre
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    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
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Large
    £35.00
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson'
    ('Snow') - green speckled white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    Large
    £40.00
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    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
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    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
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    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
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