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Japanese pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira

★ RHS AGMLow MaintenanceDrought ResistantFragrant

Genus: Pittosporum
Family: Pittosporaceae
Common Names: Australian laurel, house-blooming mock orange

About this plant

P. tobira is a dense, broad, slow-growing medium-sized evergreen shrub with leathery, glossy, obovate leaves, and large terminal umbels of small sweetly-scented flowers opening white, soon turning yellow, in late spring and early summer

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow outdoors in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Protect from cold drying winds. Grow under glass in loam-based compost in full light

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Can get glasshouse red spider mite, aphids, cushion scale and pittosporum sucker

Diseases

May be subject to powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Low Maintenance

Planting Places

Borders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years