Accession #: 198501458
Accession Date: 1985-12-31
Common name: Japanese Pittosporum, Australian Laurel
Family: Pittosporaceae
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Country of Origin: E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea.
Description: also: Mock Orange, House Blooming Mock Orange
Shrub or small tree, to 18 feet; leaves 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.
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 9-11
Source: Unknown
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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.
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