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Pittosporum 'Golden Ball'

Ideal for topiary and shaping

Grown by John

South Downs National Park

Plant in a 3L Pot

£25

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The highlights

  • A neat evergreen with golden yellow and green-yellow foliage and fragrant purple flowers
  • Sunny colour for borders, pots or hedges
  • Grows to 1-1.5 x 1-1.5m
  • A disease resistant altermative to Buxus

Description

  • A neat evergreen shrub with a natural spherical growth habit
  • The foliage is golden yellow when young, contrasting beautifully with more mature yellow-green leaves. Small purple, honey-scented flowers appear in May and June
  • Golden Ball's natural globe shape makes it ideal for topiary and an excellent alternative to Buxus. Can be grown in pots, borders or hedges
  • Grows to 1-1.5m high and wide within 5-10 years
  • A hardy perennial which is resistant to disease and happy in all soil types

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Established Plant in 3L Pot
Our shrubs are grown into large 3L pots to create a well developed root system and strong plant

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

1-1.5m

Eventual spread:

1-1.5m
Spreads to approx 1-1.5m

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Purple
Small purple flowers with the scent of honey

Habit:

Bushy
This shrub has several shoots rather than a single stem, often arising from a central point but sometimes also from elsewhere.

Hardiness:

Hardy
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central / northerly locations.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

1m
Plant 1m apart to allow for spreading, or less if used as hedging.

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

Pittosporum rarely has issues with pests and disease, but in crowded and humid conditions can have problems with downy mildew. To prevent downy mildew you should try to prevent crowded and humid conditions. Properly space plants apart and get rid of any weeds. Water at the soil and try to prevent soil splashing from the soil onto the leaves. Watch out for Pittosporum suckers, a sap sucking insect that comes from below the graft union of the plant. Pull them off when young, or prune out affected foliage. You can also encourage predators such as birds, wasps, ground beetles and ladybirds.

Water lightly

Keep the soil from drying out, but be careful not to overwater.

Full sun to partial shade

Pittosporum will produce brighter foliage in full sun, but also thrives in partial shade.

Any moist, well-drained soil

Pittosporum do well in any moist, well-drained soil. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or often becomes waterlogged then you can improve the drainage by adding in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost as well as some perlite or gravel.

Feeding not required

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