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Japanese mock orange, Pittosporum tobira, is a compact, rounded evergreen shrub with lustrous, deep green leaves, contrasting with honey-scented, creamy-white flowers from late-spring to summer. Native to China, Korea and Japan, in Britain it's best grown either in the greenhouse border or in a large container on a sunny patio, which you can move indoors in autumn.
For best results water Pittosporum tobira regularly and feed once a month when in growth. Water sparingly in winter.
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Pittosporum and wildlife
Pittosporum has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
