On her first visit in April 2017, Nagel was welcomed by the sweet, heady fragrance of thousands of white and yellow flowers from magnificent small trees called
pittosporum. When she returned two months later, she was met by the fresh and delicate scent of magnolias, Madonna lilies and the green aroma of salicornia.
The cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi Maskell (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae), is a large, polyphagous insect that primarily infests citrus (Citrus spp.) (Rutaceae) and
pittosporum (
Pittosporum tobira [Thunb]) (Pittosporaceae) in Florida (Caltagirone & Doutt 1989; Thorarinsson 1990).
Another shrub which provides great value as a groundcover is the Japanese
pittosporum (
Pittosporum tobira Nanum).
A good evergreen shrub is
Pittosporum tobira nanum Winter Box (Sarcococca confusa) which grows as a small 3ft-4ft rounded mound, and likes a bit of shade and the soil to be well drained.
Box (Buxus) is just about done due to its decimation by pests and disease, with Ilex crenata and
pittosporum beginning to take its place.
Pittosporum is the new Buxus Artificial grass is becoming popular
Exotic plants Plants from warmer climates, like tree ferns and outdoor palms, as well as Mediterranean shrubs such as
Pittosporum tobira (Japanese
pittosporum), Trachelospermum (star jasmine) and Callistemon (bottlebrush) need proper frost protection over winter.
EXOTIC PLANTS from warmer climates, like tree ferns and outdoor palms, as well as Mediterranean shrubs such as
Pittosporum tobira (Japanese
pittosporum), Trachelospermum (star jasmine) and Callistemon (bottlebrush) need proper frost protection over winter.
Plants from warmer climates, like tree ferns and outdoor palms, as well as Mediterranean shrubs such as
Pittosporum tobira ( Japanese
pittosporum), Trachelospermum (star jasmine) and Callistemon (bottlebrush) need proper frost protection over winter.
Beneath them, low-growing clouds of 'Cousin Itt' acacia and midlevel leafy favorites like 'Silver Sheen'
pittosporum, Tetrapanax papyrifer, and tree ferns add depth.