Description Description This little beauty offers a touch of sophistication to any garden. With glossy dark green foliage with hints of bronze originates from the beautiful islands of New Zealand; Pittosporum ‘Stephen’s Island”s foliage is great for creating a striking contrast against the backdrop of your garden. Its compact growth habit and unique coloration, ‘Stephen’s Island’ adds a sense of sophistication and depth to any outdoor space. Pittosporum ‘Stephen’s Island’ is an incredibly versatile shrub, growing up to 3m in height. Its flowers are small, purple and bell shaped small and are honey scented. These flowers are produced in early Summer. Being a pittosporum, ‘Stephen’s Island’ favours a sheltered position in full sun to light shade and well drained soil and is great in a costal or urban setting. Facts Dimensions Max dimensions: height 3m x width 3m Aspect Full sun to light shade Hardiness RHS Hardiness level H4-Hardy down to -10C Exposure Sheltered Soil Free draining: fine with chalky, loamy or sandy soil Spacing For a hedge, space every c. 85cm Toxicity Pittisporums are not known to be toxic to horses Purchasing a Hedge There are many benefits to buying a hedge, which many people forget. For more information on why to buy a hedge, visit our page on Why buy a hedge? When buying a hedge it is important to know the different forms of hedging. For more information visit our page on Bare root, rootballed and potted plants When purchasing a hedge it is important that you give it every chance it can to thrive. For more information on planting visit our planting page.
