Botanical Name: Common Names:
Pittosporum tenuifolium Silver Sheen Kohuhu,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Oval, Upright Narrow
Description:
Fast, dense foliaged hedge with beautiful variegated silvery green foliage. Great choice for a formal hedge and narrow spots, it's tough and can tolerate dry spots and a far amount of shade. Grows approx 4m tall and 2m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Rockery, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prune in spring to maintain compact shape. Great for hedging. Watering in dry periods will result in better growth and appearance. Plant 80cm apart for 2m hedge. Plant 1m apart for a 3m hedge. Grows well in difficult to grow areas - dry and shade
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Pittosporaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Silver
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: High
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High
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