Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' /Golf Ball Kohuhu

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'  / Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'
Mint-green, boxwood-like foliage
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Mint-green, boxwood-like foliage

Foliage

Typical form of this boxwood-like Kohuhu Pittosporum

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Scientific Name: Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'
Common Name: Golf Ball Kohuhu
Plant Type: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone: 9, 10, 11 Determine Your Zone
Height: 2- 5 feet
Spread: 1-2 feet
Bloom time: Spring
Flower color: Purple
Light Exposure: Sun
Drainage: Well drained, Dry
Rate of Growth: Slow
Water Requirement: Low
Maintenance Level: Low
Comments: This is a dwarf, low growing selection which looks somewhat like boxwood. Reported to be the first dwarf version of the Kohuhu Pittosporum. It stays quite compact and round with little pruning. It branches freely from its base. It produces mint-green foliage with small chocolate-purple flowers in spring. Grows well in containers.