Pittosporum Varietes

Pittosporum is a genus of about 200 species of flowering shrubs and plants.

Pittosporum varietes. Majority of these species are native to japan and southeast asia although several of them have been identified in africa. The plants produce fragrant creamy white flowers at the ends of the stems set in clusters. Variegated pittosporum the quickest growing pittosporum shrub is the variegated pittosporum which can become a small. At maturity the plants may get 12 feet high with an 18 foot spread.

Its present range extends from australasia oceania eastern asia and some parts of africa. Online plants has an extensive range of hedging varieties such as pittosporum tenuifolium pittosporum screen master silver sheen sunburst limelight james stirling ivory sheen green pillar silver song gold star and garnetti all of which attain various heights between 6 12 metres as well as lower growing forms such as golf ball and miss muffett. A look at seven kinds of pittosporum shrubs 1. Pittosporum is a delightful genus of shrubs that are evergreen meaning that they offer interest all year round.

The genus is probably gondwanan in origin. Pittosporum plants are moderate to slow growing bushes with whorled leaves of either glossy green or variegated white. The leaves are thick waxy and often lightly aromatic. Some varieties are variegated and most have wavy margins.

Pittosporum tobira the japanese pittosporum known as the pittosporum tobira is the most common kind.