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Pittosporum tobira

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Evergreen shrub with very fragrant flowers. The size after 10 years is 250 cm. The flower colour is white. This plant is mostly hardy.The flowering period is April - May.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Voorbeeldtuin Appeltern

Date taken : 16.08.2011

Common name : Pittosporum

Family : Pittosporaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : Arboretum Trompenburg Rotterdam

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Galveston Island, Texas

© picture 4 : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands, location picture : Botanische tuin van Gent

© picture 5 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Bloom in the Park, Phoenixpark Dublin

© picture 6 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Evia Griekenland

© picture 7 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Evia Griekenland

© picture 8 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Evia Griekenland

© picture 9 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Evia Griekenland
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : All soils are ok
planting place : needs a sheltered place
habit/form : spherical
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 1.5 and 2 meter
width approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
quantity per m2 : 1
flower colour : white
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are egg-shaped
leaf size : between 5 and 10 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : flowers scented strongly
flowering period : march - may
hardiness : mostly hardy