Pittosporum tobira (Japanese pittosporum) 'Nanum'
A robust evergreen shrub with glossy, leathery leaves that form a dense, rounded habit, offering year round structure to the garden. In late spring, clusters of small, creamy white flowers appear, releasing a sweet orange blossom fragrance that perfumes the air. Well suited to coastal gardens, it tolerates salt spray, drought, and poor soils once established, while also thriving in urban environments. Its versatility makes it ideal for hedging, screening, or as a standalone specimen, easily maintained through pruning. With its attractive foliage, fragrant blooms, and tolerance of challenging conditions, this low maintenance shrub brings both practical and ornamental value to any landscape.
Family of Trees: Pittosporaceae
Habit: Shrub or Small Tree
Growth Rate: 30 to 60 cm/year
Optimal Temperature: 15-25°C, hardy to -5°C
Harmful if Eaten?: Mildly toxic if ingested
Flowers or Berries: Fragrant White Flowers, Orange Berry-like Capsules
Hardiness: H3 (Half-Hardy)
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
- ○ H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
- ○ H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
- ○ H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
- ○ H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
- ○ H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
- ○ H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
- ○ H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
- ○ H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
- ○ H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
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