Other Names:  Japanese Pittosporum

Description:

A compact variety that is slow growing and stays dense and round with little pruning; emerging foliage is yellow-green, maturing to dark glossy green; fragrant, creamy yellow flowers in spring; perfect as a low hedge, or accent in the garden

Ornamental Features

Glen St. Mary Mock Orange features showy clusters of fragrant yellow star-shaped flowers at the ends of the branches in mid spring. It has attractive dark green evergreen foliage which emerges chartreuse in spring. The glossy oval leaves are highly ornamental and remain dark green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Glen St. Mary Mock Orange is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

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

Glen St. Mary Mock Orange is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Mass Planting
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Glen St. Mary Mock Orange will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow 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, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.