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 'Garnettii' (Pittosporum 'Garnetii')
'Garnettii' is a large evergreen shrub with rounded grey-green leaves edged in cream and sometimes flushed pink in winter, with small dark-purple flowers.
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4m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tobira (Japanese pittosporum)
Other names: Australian laurel, House-blooming mock orange
P. tobira is a tender, compact, evergreen shrub attractive green foliage and fragrant, creamy white flowers.
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2m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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20-50 Years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium (Tawhiwhi )
P. tenuifolium is a rounded, evergreen shrub that has glossy, green leaves with wavy margins. From late spring to early summer, it produces a scattering of small, fragrant maroon flowers.
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4m max. spread |
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7m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Queen' (Pittosporum 'Silver Queen')
Other names: Tawhiwhi 'Silver Queen', Kohuhu 'Silver Queen'
'Silver Queen' is an upright, bushy, evergreen shrub with dark stems bearing oblong to elliptic, grey-green leaves, creamy-white at the margins, and small, fragrant, bell-shaped, maroon flowers in late spring and early summer.
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2.5m max. spread |
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4m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Warnham Gold' (Tawhiwhi 'Warnham Gold')
'Warnham Gold' is a compact, evergreen shrub with yellow foliage that has wavy margins. From late spring to early summer, it produces a scattering of small, fragrant purple flowers.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.5m 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 eugenioides 'Variegatum' (Variegated tarata)
Other names: Tarata 'Variegatum', Lemonwood 'Variegatum' , Variegated lemonwood, Cheesewood 'Variegatum'
'Variegatum' is a small, evergreen tree or large shrub, erect and conical when young, becoming rounded with age, bearing elliptic to narrowly ovate, wavy, glossy, light green leaves with bold, irregular, cream to creamy yellow margins. Dense, terminal clusters of fragrant, star-shaped, light yellow-green flowers in summer are followed by oval, brown fruit capsules.
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2m max. spread |
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5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
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