Pittosporum
Common Name: Pittosporum
Genus: Pittosporum
Species: tenuifolium
Cultivar: 'Tom Thumb'
Skill Level: Experienced
Exposure: Full sun, Partial shade
Hardiness: Half Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light
Height: 100cm
Spread: 60cm
Flowering period:
July
to
August
Pittosporums are classic foliage shrubs, hardy in mild areas and seaside gardens where they make fine hedges, but elsewhere needing the shelter of a warm wall, or alternatively to be grown in pots. The New Zealand species P. tenuifolium is one of the hardiest, with neat, evergreen foliage on conspicuous black twigs. The flowers are small but noticeably honey-scented and a beguiling shade of chocolate-purple. 'Tom Thumb' has golden green young leaves, later turning a beautiful bronze-purple. It has been given an Award of Garden Merit, which is for plants of outstanding excellence.
Looks good with:
Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold'Jasminum nudiflorum
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