Botanical Name: Common Names:
Pittosporum tobira Variegata Variegated Japanese Pittosporum, Australian Laurel, Japanese Cheesewood,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
An Asian Pittosporum that has glossy dark green and white variegated leathery foliage and large clusters of small white to yellow sweetly scented flowers from spring to summer. It can get up to 10m tall by 3m wide although can be pruned to a tight hedge of any desired size.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Generally trouble free, Scale
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Pittosporaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, White, Variegated
Flower Colour: White, Yellow
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: High
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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