26+ Pittosporum Tom Thumb Companion Plants

The larger growing varieties can provide colourful screening and help with noise reduction.

Pittosporum tom thumb companion plants. Pittosporum tenuifolium tom thumb the most popular of all because of its relatively small size compact habit attractive foliage and stems. Reasonably compact growth read more. They contrast nicely with the pale green young growth and provide striking color year round. Jack s beans 2019. Pittosporum tenuifolium tom thumb is a compact shrub with a rounded shape and bears small dark purple leaves. Jack s beans 2019 jacks beans were again on the look out for new loving read article. Synonyms pittosporum tom thumb.

New growth emerges light green making an interesting contrasting with the darker mature foliage. A slow growing variety which requires almost no maintenance. This plant looks fantastic planted with helleborus x orientalis of one type or another a semi double pink looks great. Pittosporum tenuifolium tom thumb is a particular favorite plant this plant is a particular favorite plant of mine. It s ideal for growing against a south facing wall or as a display in its own right in a gravel garden or container. Companion plants for pittosporum tenuifolium growing in u s. The pittosporum tom thumb in my garden did suffer a bit but i gave them a good feed in the spring and it seemed to bring them back to life.

Some pittosporums can reach up to 4 metres at maturity the smaller varieties like tom thumb and golf ball are suitable for hedging up to a metre. Garden experts evening kidlington gardening club. Kohuhu tom thumb tawhiwhi tom thumb pittosporum tenuifolium tom thumb kohuhu is a slow growing evergreen shrub of dense and rounded habit boasting striking dark young stems clothed with beautiful small wavy margined deep purple leaves. Genus pittosporum are evergreen shrubs or trees with simple leathery leaves and small often fragrant 5 petalled flowers followed by spherical woody fruits splitting to reveal seeds embedded in sticky pulp. Department of agriculture hardiness zones 9 through 11 the new zealand pittosporum pittosporum tenuifolium also called kohuhu. The black stems are covered in small burgundy black leaves with rippling margins. It makes an excellent low level dense hedge border when planted 80cm 30in apart.

Other common names tawhiwhi tom thumb.