Botanical Name: Pittosporum tobira Miss Muffet
Common Names: Dwarf Japanese Pittosporum, Australian Laurel, Japanese Cheesewood,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded
Description:
Small shrub with tightly compacted glossy dark green foliage. Fragrant cream flowers appear in spring. Popular choice for Japanese style gardens, borders and containers. Grows approx 1m tall x 1.5m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Costal Garden, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mites
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Pittosporaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Cream
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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