Pittosporum Wheelers Dwarf

It is known in australia as miss muffett.

Pittosporum wheelers dwarf. In a formal landscape it is a low maintenance option that needs only full sun or partial shade and medium water. Prized for its dense compact growth and glossy evergreen foliage. The plant was introduced in 1968 and first described in 1969 in arnoldia 29 6. Pittosporum tobira wheeler s dwarf is just such a creature. Wheeler s dwarf pittosporum is a 3 to 4 foot tall evergreen shrub that is rounded in form fig. It is not as hardy as the species and can therefore be damaged at higher temperatures. Problems with a wheeler s dwarf pittosporum identification.

The thick leathery leaves of this plant are about 4 inches long. This shrub will form a low compact mound of dark green foliage but with age it can also be pruned to form a picturesque miniature tree in a container. Pittosporum tobira wheeler s dwarf was the result of a chance seedling of pittosporum tobira from seed sowed by carl wheeler in 1951 at wheeler s central georgia nurseries in macon georgia.