Plant Database
Pirouette Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Pirouette’
Pirouette Kohuhu is a graceful, variegated shrub that adds a touch of luminous elegance with its fine, gold-edged leaves. Each tiny, bright green leaf is meticulously outlined in a thin band of gold, creating a delicate, shimmering effect throughout the dense, upright shrub. It can grow quite tall, forming a beautiful, light-reflecting screen or a stunning specimen tree when limbed up. The fragrant spring flowers are an added bonus to this refined and versatile performer.
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Fine, Gold-Edged Foliage: Showcases tiny, bright green leaves with a delicate, thin margin of gold, creating a finely detailed texture.
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Tall, Upright & Dense Habit: Can grow into a large, tightly branched, upright shrub or small tree, reaching 8-20 feet tall and 5-7 feet wide.
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Luminous Screening Effect: The variegation gives the plant a light, bright, and slightly golden overall appearance, perfect for a luminous screen.
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Versatile as Shrub or Tree: Can be pruned as a large shrub, hedge, or trained into a multi-trunked ornamental tree.
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Fragrant Spring Blooms: Bears the classic sweetly scented, dark purple flowers in spring.