Cape pittosporum

Cape pittosporum

Pittosporum viridiflorum

Pittosporum
Pittosporaceae
Flowering Plants
Zone 1012
🐾 Pet-Safe

Cape pittosporum is a versatile African evergreen tree or large shrub that performs well in warm, frost-free climates with moderate water and partial to full sun. Its clusters of small, creamy-white flowers are sweetly fragrant and provide excellent wildlife value. It makes a superb screen, hedge, or specimen tree in gardens across USDA zones 9–11.

Care Requirements

Care Level

Moderate

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

120″ – 360″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

72

Flowers

yellow

Watering Schedule

Every 7-10 Days • Water Thoroughly Until Water Drains From The Base; Allow Top Inch Of Soil To Dry Before Rewatering

Soil pH

5.5 – 7

Temperature

50°95°F

Mature Spread

up to 180

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Coarse

Propagation: Seed

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Angola
Ascension
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Provinces
Central African Repu
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Free State
Gabon
Guinea
Gulf of Guinea Is.
Hawaii
Ivory Coast
Kenya
KwaZulu-Natal
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi

Attracts

🐝 Bees
🐝 Butterflies
🐝 Birds
Safety & Use
⚕ Medicinal
🐾 Pet-safe

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken Jun 7, 2022 by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Hardiness Zones
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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