Botanical Name: Common Names:
Pittosporum tenuifolium Tom Thumb Dwarf Pittosporum, Dwarf Kohuhu,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
A dense compact slow growing Pittosporum that has striking wavy deep purple foliage. It gets up to 1m tall by 60cm wide making a great low hedge or border plant, also looks good as a stand alone specimen adding fantastic colour contrast to the landscape.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Pittosporaceae PacificIslands
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Purple
Flower Colour: Insignificant, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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