Pittosprorum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'
Family - Pittosporaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H4
Height - 5m
Width - 2.5m
Location - The White Garden
Description: A medium to large-sized, Evergreen Shrub with a bushy, columnar habit. Small, grey-green to pale green leaves are ovate to oval in shape with wavy margins. Small, bell-shaped flowers are a very dark shade of burgundy and have recurved petals. The flowers are held in small clusters on the stems and are produced from late spring into early summer. The Blooms are scented. This plant is usually grown for its attractive foliage, which is excellent for flower arranging.
Flower:
Small, scented flowers are a very deep shade of burgundy. The flowers are bell-shaped and have recurved petals. The blooms are held in small clusters on the stems and are produced in May and June. This cultivar produces only male flowers.
Flower colour: Burgundy
Flower shape: Bell-shaped flowers held in clusters
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Small, grey-green to pale green leaves are ovate to oval in shape and have undulating margins. The leaves have a smooth, leathery texture and are Alternately arranged on dark, slender stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Ovate to oval
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.