Pittosporum tobira

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Pittosporum tobira in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pittosporum tobira, Ait. Tobira. Japanese Pittosporum. Winter-flowering shrub, 6-10 ft.: lvs. 2-3 1/2 in. long, 1-1 1/2 in. wide, obovate, very obtuse, narrowed to the short petiole, thick and leathery, perfectly glabrous, margins revolute: fls. white or yellowish, fragrant, 3/8 in. long, in terminal umbels: fr.1/2in. long, ovoid, angled, densely short-hairy. China and Japan. B.M. 1396. Var. variegatum, Hort. (Fig. 2988). has lvs. (often thinner) variegated with white.—In the E. this variety is the favorite pittosporum, as it makes a good house plant: both forms are cult, in Fla. and Calif, as lawn plants and for shrubberies: the deep green foliage and fragrant fls., the latter resembling orange blossoms, are very agreeable. Withstands violent saline winds better than most other shrubs, according to Franceschi. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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