Pittosporum Silver Sheen Uk

Silver sheen silver sheen is a large upright open evergreen shrub or small tree with thin black stems bearing oval glossy silvery green leaves and small fragrant purple black flowers in late spring and early summer.

Pittosporum silver sheen uk. Silver queen has grey to green leaves that have a pretty white edging. During late spring and early summer small bell shaped purple flowers are produced in clusters followed by spherical brown seed capsules. Most pittosporums do not exceed 2 3 meters in height after several years of. Majority of these species are native to japan and southeast asia although several of them have been identified in africa. This cultivar has notably more open habit and smaller leaves than the species. Other common names tawhiwhi silver sheen. The leaves of a pittosporum plant are usually spiral or whorls.

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. Pittosporum tenuifolium silver queen is a variegated variety of these low growing pittosporum evegreens popularly grown for their foliage and structure. Pittosporum tenuifolium silver queen is an attractive pittosporum bearing attractive white markings on the edge of its leaves. From a distance pittosporum tenuifolium silver queen glows silvery white. Pittosporum tenuifolium silver sheen is.