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Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Golden Ball’

£9.49

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Established Garden Shrub - Evergreen Groundcover

  • DENSE BUSH - Gold Ball is an evergreen shrub with bright green-gold leaves,naturally producing a dense, rounded globe up to 1m in diameter. Good for a low hedge andseldom needs clipping.
  • POPULAR HEDGE -One of the most popular plants for a low formal hedge, the small, glossy green leaves with slow growth rate and compact growing habit makes it easy to shape and maintain.
  • EVERGREEN - Pittosporum Gold Ball plants will grow in the toughest of positions and the evergreen foliage gives excellent year-round interest, as well as making an effective privacy screen and a good windbreak in the garden.
  • CARE - Pittosporum 'Gold Ball' is best planted in moist, well-drained soil of any type except clay-based soils which are a little too heavy. It is best in a sunny or semi-shaded location and being classed as semi-hardy, may need protection from winter frosts and cold, drying winds, therefore a more sheltered location is best. Pittosporum 'Golf Ball' will grow to a maximum height and spread of 1m.
  • WHAT YOU GET - You will recieve 1 plant in 9cm pots ready to plant - All good strong plants.

Quantity

  • Eventual Height

    Can grow to 2.5–4 metres in height

  • Pot Size

    9 cm

  • Season of Interest

    All year round.

  • Light Required

    Pittosporums are fundamentally outdoor plants but can also be grown at home in the partial sun. Plant Pittosporum outside near a sheltered position so that it is not subjected to warm and cold currents or wind.

  • Watering

    Keep the soil slightly moist. From the spring and all summer long, water abundantly but wait for the topsoil to dry out between watering spells, especially if you’re growing pittosporum in a pot. Reduce watering in winter. Always remember that the pittosporum plant tolerates drought better than excessive irrigation, so avoid overwatering.

  • Best Growing Conditions

    If your soil is heavy, dig a hole large enough (one meter in all directions) and mix 1/3 coarse sand, 1/3 compost and slow-release fertilizer in it. For planting in a pot, using a good quality light potting mix is optimal. For a hedge, grow medium-sized varieties and space them about 1 m apart. Carefully take out the plant from the pot without damaging the roots. Remove some soil around rootball gently and plant it at the same depth as it was grown previously. Water the plant thoroughly and regularly until it establishes.

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