Botanical Name: Common Names:
Pittosporum tenufolium Perfect Pillar Kohuhu,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded, Upright
Description:
Bushy, dense, fast growing Pittosporum with a neat rounded habit and glossy pale-green leaves. Although brown, the flowers are quite insignificant but do smell like honey in Spring. Ideal for screening and hedging. Grows to 3-4m tall x 3m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Tip prune twice a year to encourage lateral growth. Plant 1 -1.5 apart to hedge. Prefers well drained soil. Water well in dry conditions.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Pittosporaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Brown, Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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