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    PITTOSPORUM
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    PITTOSPORUM

    Commonly known as Kohuhu, 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.

     

    Plant Details
    • Pests & Diseases
      Leaf spot, powdery mildew.
    • Place of origin
      New Zealand
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
      Thinly leathery, glossy leaves 2.5-6cm (1-2½in) long.
    • Brown or black
      Black-red
    • Bell/Lantern
      Bell-shaped
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Purple
      In autumn
    • Height
      2m (6½ft)
    • Spread
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
      Compact, upright to rounded shrub. Produces flowers in few-flowered, axillary clusters followed by grey-black seed capsules
    • Hardy - average winter
      Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
      Borderline
    • Scented flowers
      Honey-scented
    • Mature Size
      2m (6½ft)
      Medium Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        1.2m (4ft)
       
    Planting Tips and Care Advice
    • Garden Location/Conditions
      Coastal / windswept
    • Soil Conditions
      Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Sun Requirements
      Full sun
      Partial shade
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    Available from £17.00
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'

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    Available from £17.00
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    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Tandara Gold'

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    Available from £17.00

    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
    PITTOSPORUM crassifolium 'Variegatum'
    Grey-green leaves variegated creamy-white on the edges
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £20.00
    Unavailable
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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
    £17.00
    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
    £17.00
    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
    £17.00
    Large
    £35.00
    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium Garnettii'
    ('Saundersii') - rounded leaves are variegated white on cream
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.00
    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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    Large
    £35.00
    Unavailable
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    PITTOSPORUM tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson'
    ('Snow') - green speckled white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.00
    Large
    £40.00
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