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PITTOSPORUM
Commonly known as 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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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Tall Shrub
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Tree
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Additional Features
Good to knowTrim hedges in spring and midsummer
Place of originAustralasia, southern Africa, southern and eastern Asia, the Pacific IslandsResistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus. -
Scented PlantsScented flowersSweetly/honey scented
Buy Varieties of PITTOSPORUM
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Silver Ball'
very dense natural ball of shiny, grey-green leaves edged with white. Small, honey-scented flowers
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Silver Queen'
leaves suffused silvery-grey with narrow white margins
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'
tiny silver leaves, turning pink
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Tandara Gold'
compact shrub with small leaves variegated green and gold and set off against black stems
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
dwarf purple new growth emerges light green
Gift-wrapping available
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
silver green leaves margined cream
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Victoria'
a new and hardy variety with pale silvery green leaves edged white. The leaves become tinged dark pink in winter
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Warnham Gold'
young leaves greenish-gold and maturing golden-yellow with wavy edges
PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Wrinkled Blue'
individual leaves are wrinkled with a bluish tinge. Strong growing form
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tobira
white stephanotis-like scented flowers in JUN-JUL, excellent for coastal planting
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tobira 'Nanum'
dwarf form
Gift-wrapping available
PITTOSPORUM tobira 'Variegatum'
silver variegated marbled leaves
Gift-wrapping available
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