Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb' (Pittosporum 'Tom Thumb')
Other names: Tawhiwhi 'Tom Thumb', Kohuhu 'Tom Thumb'
'Tom Thumb' is a compact, roound evergreen shrub with wavy light-green leaves when young in spring, turning dark-purple.
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Deanna' (Pittosporum 'Deanna')
Other names: Kohuhu 'Deanna', Tawhiwhi 'Deanna'
'Deanna' is a compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with slender, dark brown stems bearing small, oval, wavy, silvery, light green leaves with creamy-white margins. Small, fragrant, maroon flowers bloom in late spring and early summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tobira 'Shima' (Japanese pittosporum 'Shima')
Other names: Australian laurel 'Shima', House-blooming mock orange 'Shima', Pittosporum tobira 'Cream de Mint', Pittosporum tobira 'Creme de Menthe', Pittosporum tobira 'Crème de Menthe' , Pittosporum tobira 'Cream of Mint' , Japanese mock orange 'Shima', Japanese cheesewood 'Shima'
'Shima' is a compact, dense, mound-forming, tender evergreen shrub bearing ovate, leathery, glossy, grey-green leaves with creamy-white margins and umbels of small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers in late spring and early summer. Flowers are followed by spherical, yellow-brown capsules containing red seeds.
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0.8m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'County Park' (Pittosporum 'County Park')
Other names: Kohuhu 'County Park', Tawhiwhi 'County Park'
'County Park' is a rounded to domed, evergreen shrub with slender, dark brown stems bearing elliptic, glossy, wavy-margined, dark green leaves. Small, fragrant, maroon flowers bloom in late spring and early summer.
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum' (Japanese pittosporum 'Nanum')
Other names: Australian laurel 'Nanum', House-blooming mock orange 'Nanum', Pittosporum tobira 'Nana'
'Nanum' is a tender, compact, rounded, evergreen shrub glossy, ovate, dark green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, umbels of fragrant, creamy-white flowers turning yellow with age.
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golden King' (Pittosporum 'Golden King')
'Golden King' is a erect, evergreen shrub with slender, dark brown stems bearing elliptic to ovate, glossy, wavy-margined, light yellow-green leaves and small, fragrant, maroon flowers in late spring and early summer.
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1m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Ball' (Pittosporum 'Silver Ball')
Other names: Kohuhu 'Silver Ball', Tawhiwi 'Silver Ball'
'Silver Ball' is a compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with dark stems bearing oval, glossy, grey-green leaves, creamy-white at the margins and, in late spring and early summer, small, fragrant, purple-brown flowers followed by dark grey seed capsules.
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0.8m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson' (Pittopsorum 'Irene Paterson')
Other names: Tawhiwhi 'Irene Paterson', Kohuhu 'Irene Paterson'
'Irene Paterson' is an evergreen shrub, with round, white leaves, turning dark-green marked white (and flushed pink in winter) and fragrant dark-purple flowers in late spring.
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1m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Nutty's Leprechaun' (Pittosporum 'Nutty's Leprechaun')
Other names: Kohuhu 'Nutty's Leprechaun', Tawhiwi 'Nutty's Leprechaun'
'Bannow Bay' is a compact, mound-forming, evergreen shrub with oval, glossy, deep maroon leaves, bright yellow-green when young. Small, fragrant, purple-brown flowers in late spring and early summer are followed by dark grey seed capsules.
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0.9m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Margaret Turnbull' (Pittosporum 'Margaret Turnbull')
Other names: Kohuhu 'Margaret Turnbull', Tawhiwhi 'Margaret Turnbull', Pittosporum tenuifolium 'John Flanagan'
'Margaret Turnbull' is a compact, upright, bushy, evergreen shrub with slender, dark brown stems bearing elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves, light to yellow-green leaves with dark green margins when young. Small, fragrant, deep maroon flowers bloom in spring.
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1m max. spread |
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1.8m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
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