Pittosporum tobira 'Variegata' (Thunb.) Ait.

Common Name: Japanese Pittosporum, Australian Laurel
Family: Pittosporaceae R.Br.

Country of Origin: E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea.
Habitat: Rocky hillsides by the coast

Description: also: Mock Orange, House Blooming Mock Orange
Shrub or small tree, to 18 feet; leaves ovate), and broadly tapering to each end; wider than oblanceolate.">obovate, to 4 inches long, thick and leathery, margins revolute; flowers white to lemon-yellow, fragrant, to 1/2 inch long, in many-flowered umbellate clusters; capsule 3-valved, globose, to 1/2 inch diameter, tomentose.

Culture: Grow in fertile, well-drained soil and keep moist over summer to maintain the foliage at its best. They need full sun or part-shade, and a sheltered position in colder areas.

USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession Data:

Accession # 198501458
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 2301 - Temperate Asia
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 06-09-2024

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: euasterid II
Order: Apiales
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Family: Pittosporaceae
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

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References (internal):

References (external):

Plants For A Future Website Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976 Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version

data regenerated on Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:06:08 -0400 [bcm v4.0]