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Beginner
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1m
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1m
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10-20 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
Other names: Tawhiwhi 'Tom Thumb', Pittosporum 'Tom Thumb', Kohuhu 'Tom Thumb'
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Genus: Pittosporum
Variety or cultivar: 'Tom Thumb' _ 'Tom Thumb' is a compact, roound evergreen shrub with wavy light-green leaves when young in spring, turning dark-purple.
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb' is: Evergreen
Flower: Insignificant or absent, Dark-purple in Spring; Insignificant or absent, Dark-purple in Summer
Foliage: Green in Spring; Purple in All seasons
Fragrance: The flower is scented.
Habit: Bushy, Cushion or Mound Forming, Rounded
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Companion planting: The soft white-green leaves are a good companion to plants with purple flowers
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb' (Pittosporum 'Tom Thumb') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: City, Hedging/Screens, Beds and borders, Containers, Wallside and trellises, Drought Tolerant
Cultivation: Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Protect in colder parts from cold, drying winds.
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Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained, Moist but well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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South, East, West |
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Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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Comment from
Matt Nichol
This plant is a particular favorite plant of mine. This plant looks fantastic planted with Helleborus x orientalis of one type or another, a semi double pink looks great! Reasonably compact growth, with really interesting foliage when new green growth comes through the black older leaves. Plant as a specimen or as a low hedge maybe.
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