Mazhar Botanic Garden

Pittosporum heterophyllum Franch

Chinese pittosporum

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000899
Common name: Chinese pittosporum
English name: Chinese pittosporum
Native: China
Country: China
(PGR): Very common

Evergreen shrub, grow up to 24-3 m high leaves simple alternate, 7-10 cm long, 25 cm wide, obovate to oblonceolate, leathery flowers white to yellow, fragrant, 1-5 per cluster fruit capsule, subglobose

Ornamental shrub. Good as a screen or hedge. Landscape plants. Good resistance to coastal conditions

Pittosporum truncatum vartsaii

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Coastal area
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds - cuttings
Flowering time: Late spring and summer
Zone: 7 : 9
pH range: 6.5 -7.5

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