Botanical Name: Pittosporum tobira 'Cream de Mint'
Common Name: Dwarf variegated mock orange
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape compact, full, rounded, dense plant with smaller, lighter colored foliage than P. tobira ‘Variegata’; very good in small gardens
Height 2 to 3'
Spread 2 to 3'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun, tolerates any exposure
Soil best in well draining soil, tolerates most any soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 8-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate or whorled, obovate-oblong, revolute, pale green with white edges, 2" - 3" long
Flowers creamy white, fragrant, 1/2" across, mostly terminal panicles; March - July; rare with this cultivar
Fruit greenish tan, rounded capsule, 1/2" - 3/4"
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
low, dense filler or facer used for its light colored foliage and dense form; formal borders, informal clustered plantings; good for most landscape styles; excellent small hedge or barrier
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak preferred; tolerates regular watering or drought
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning anytime to shape desired
Pests/Diseases aphids, sooty mold, powdery mildew
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: cultivar
Family: Pittosporaceae

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