| Description | Lavandula angustifolia
Traditionally English Lavender was grown for its heavenly fragrance, used in oils and potpourri.
• Small, slender blue-ish purple flowers on tall stems above the foliage
• Grown in pots, as a hedge or in the cottage garden to attract bees and butterflies
• Tolerates drought and dry conditions, preferring well drained soils
6"/14cm pot | Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Sheen’
Pittosporum ‘Silver Sheen’ is a lovely evergreen screening plant, the silvery-green leaves give it a unique shimmering effect.
• Perfect hedging & screening shrub with indiscreet flowers
• Tolerates light frost, coastal conditions and full sun positions
• Can be grown in narrow spaces
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Pittosporum Silver Sheen is an appealing Pittosporum with blackish stems and very small, silvery-green leaves which give the plant a shimmering effect.
Silver Sheen is fast growing and is ideal for screening and hedging. It can grow in coastal areas and tolerates frost and is suitable for growing in containers. Plant one per metre for a hedge or screen.
Silver Sheen Pittosporums are perfect for creating a quick privacy solution. Growable just about anywhere and will tolerate just about any kind of condition (frost included), they is one of the best all rounders for making a hedge, border or even topiary if you wish.
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| Additional information |
| height x width |
1m x 1m
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| planting distance |
For border: 50cm
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| features |
Narrow aromatic grey-green leaves and slender spikes of tiny fragrant purple flower spikes during summer
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| conditions |
Sunny open position in well-drained soil, lavender will not tolerate wet feet, please read Wet Feet Kills, prune after flowering
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| landscape use |
Borders, hedges, single specimens, containers, cut flowers, pot pourri, oil, lavender sachets
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| Sunshine |
Full Sun, Part Shade
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| Botanical Name |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'
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| Fertilise Me |
November, October, September
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| Fertilizer Frequency |
When needed
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| Flowering |
No
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| Foliage Colour |
Grey-Green
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| Fragrance |
None
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| Fruit / Seed |
No
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| Growth Speed |
Fast
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| Max Height |
4m
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| Uses |
Fenceline, Hedging & Screening
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| Leaf Drop |
Evergreen
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| Size Maintained at |
2m
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| Origin |
New Zealand
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| Other Common Names |
Kohuhu, Tawhiwhi
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| pH |
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
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| Plant Type |
Shrub
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| Planting Distance |
1 per metre
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| Prune Me |
3-5 times a year
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| Soil Type |
Loam, Loamy – Clay, Sandy – Loam, Well drained
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| Tolerances |
Pollution Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Frost Tolerant, Salt Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Drought Tolerant
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| Toxic To |
Non-toxic
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| Water Requirement |
Low
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| Max Width |
3m
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