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Pittosporum tenuifolium
New Zealand Pittosporum, Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Origin: Native to New Zealand.
| Family |
| Pittosporaceae |
| Genus |
| Pittosporum |
| Species |
| tenuifolium |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -7 - (-1) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20 - 30 |
| Height |
| 4 - 10 m |
| Spread |
| 2.5 - 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Pittosporum tenuifolium is an evergreen shrub with glossy, rounded leaves and small, deep-purple flowers arranged in clusters. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in a sheltered location, in full sun to part shade, in moist, well-drained, fertile soil. Best foliage in full sun. |
| Shape |
| Broadly columnar. |
| Pests |
| Possible problems include: aphids, pittosporum sucker, cushion scale and glasshouse red spider mite. |
| Leaf Description |
| Simple, rounded, leathery, glossy light green with margins undulate (wavy). |
| Flower Description |
| Small, 5-petalled, darkly purple, smell of honey, arranged in clusters. Bloom time is late spring to early summer. |
| Fruit Description |
| Spherical, woody, splitting to expose seeds covered in a sticky resin. |
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