Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
What a great shrub this is!
Growing no higher than 75 cm is has dark brown / purple / black evergreen foliage for much of the season with creamy green new leaves emerging at the end of spring.
Pittosporum tenuifolium (Kohuhu) - A fast growing dense evergreen upright shrub or small tree that grows to 20 to 30 feet tall.
Pittosporum tenuifolium. KOHUHU. New Zealand
PITTOSPORACEAE (Pittosporum family) ...
Attributes - Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
Plant Type: Tree
Foliage: Evergreen ...
Pittosporum tenuifolium Gaertn.
Common Names
black matipo, kohuhu, New Zealand kohuhu, pittosporum, tawhiwhi ...
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Abbotsbury Gold' is an evergreen large shrub or small tree of columnar habit, growing up to 30 ft (9 m) high. The oval, shiny, green leaves are 1-1.
Two selections of Pittosporum tenuifolium:
‘Marjorie Channon' [Marjorie Channon Tawhiwhi or Kohuhu or Pittosporum] Common Name List
(plant habit) (leaves) (info) ...
Limelight Kohuhu ( Pittosporum tenuifolium )
Limelight Licorice Plant ( Helichrysum petiolare )
Limelight Lily ( Lilium ) ...
Pohiri [Maori]: Pittosporum tenuifolium
Pohiri [Maori]: Pittosporum tenuifolium tenuifolium
Pohjanpihlaja [Finnish]: Sorbus aucuparia glabrata
Pohl's Milkvetch [English]: Astragalus lentiginosus
Pohl's Pireella Moss [English]: Pireella pohlii ...
Brachyglottis repanda var. purpurea - Hardy Exotics Nursery in Cornwall
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Yellow Wave' - BlueBell Nursery in Leicestershire
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Waimea' - Lyndale Liners in Auckland
Celmisia Spectabilis ...
In cold or exposed situations, borderline hardy plants such as Callistemon, Clerodendrum bungei, Clianthus puniceus and Pittosporum tenuifolium may also need protection. Figs are wrapped to protect the embryonic fruits even though the plant is hardy.
 See also: Pittosporum, Green, Gold, Japonica, Aster
  
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