Australian-laurel

Pittosporum tobira

Pittosporum

Pittosporaceae

Flowering Plants

💨 Air-Purifying

🌱 Beginner Friendly

🏠 Indoor

Australian-laurel is an easy-care evergreen shrub valued for its glossy foliage and sweetly fragrant white flowers that appear in spring. It adapts well to coastal conditions, urban pollution, and mild drought once established, making it excellent for hedging, containers, or foundation planting. Feed with a balanced slow-release fertiliser in spring and trim to shape after flowering.

Toxicity Warning

Known to be toxic to dogs, cats, horses.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Sun

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

—

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

48″

Flowers

white

Watering Schedule

Every 10-14 Days • Water Deeply Until It Drains From The Bottom, Then Allow The Top 1-2 Inches Of Soil To Dry Before Watering Again

Soil pH

5.5 – 7

Foliage

Coarse

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Azores

Baleares

California

Caroline Is.

China South-Central

China Southeast

Corse

East Aegean Is.

Florida

France

Georgia

Hainan

Italy

Japan

Korea

Madeira

Marianas

Nansei-shoto

North Carolina

Portugal

Attracts

🐝 Bees

🐝 Butterflies

Safety & Use

Toxic to dogs

Toxic to cats

Toxic to horses

Sources

Data: trefle, usda, aspca

Image: trefle.io — Taken Jan 8, 2022 by Rvt 063 (cc-by-sa)

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