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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
    Availability yet to be determined
    We don't yet know when or if this plant is coming back into stock
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    PITTOSPORUM bicolor
    Downy young stems. Small, maroon-crimson flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
    Unavailable
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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
    Available again FEB 2025
    fresh stock in late winter
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    PITTOSPORUM crassifolium 'Variegatum'
    Grey-green leaves variegated creamy-white on the edges
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
    Unavailable
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    PITTOSPORUM eugenioides 'Variegatum'
    Pale yellow scented flowers and leaves margined creamy-white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Unavailable
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    PITTOSPORUM heterophyllum
    Small pale yellow fragrant flowers. Dense growth and evergreen
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium
    Green foliage
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
    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
    Unavailable
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    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
    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    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
    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Large
    £35.00
    Unavailable
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    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
    Available again FEB 2025
    fresh stock in late winter
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    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson'
    ('Snow') - green speckled white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Large
    £40.00
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
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    800g
    £6.50
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    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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