Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Sheen’        Rhamnaceae

Silver Sheen Pittosporum, Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu                pi-TOS-po-rum ten-ew-i-FO-lee-um

• Broadleaf evergreen shrub, densely branched, dark, very thin stems, small silvery-green leaves, flowers red, fragrant.
• Sun to part shade.  Best in moist but well-drained fertile soil.  Tolerates maritime exposure.  Very tolerant of pruning and trimming and often grown as a thick hedge.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 8    
• Oregon State Univ., North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Aurora.