Details

Variegated Mock Orange is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which can make it a great accent feature on this basis alone.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and can be pruned at anytime. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Variegated Mock Orange is recommended for the following landscape applications:

  • Accent
  • Mass Planting
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use
Features

Variegated Mock Orange has attractive white-variegated dark green foliage which emerges chartreuse in spring. The glossy oval leaves are highly ornamental and remain dark green throughout the winter. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant.

Care

Planting & Growing

Variegated Mock Orange will grow to be about 10 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Evergreen or Deciduous Evergreen
Family Name Pittosporum
Flower Color White
Bloom Time Late Spring to Early Summer
Foliage Color Green
Genus Name Pittosporum
Growth Rate Fast
Hardiness Zone 7b
Landscape Uses Accent, Massing, Screening, Garden
Light Needs Full Sun, Partial Shade
Mature Height 10 feet
Mature Width 10 feet
Prune Time Can Prune At Anytime
Water Needs Average to Moist