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Products > Pittosporum tobira 'Variegata'   Pittosporum tobira 'Variegata' - Mock Orange      Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Pittosporaceae (Pittosporums) Origin: China (Asia) Evergreen: Yes Variegated Foliage: Yes Flower Color: White Bloomtime: Spring Fragrant Flowers: Yes Height: 4-5 feet Width: 4-5 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Seaside: Yes Drought Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F May be Poisonous  (More Info): Yes Pittosporum tobira 'Variegata' (Mock Orange) - A small to medium sized shrub that grows to 5 feet tall and as wide (old specimens known to reach 10 feet) with 2 to 5 " long spoon-shaped gray-green leaves with irregular white margins. The spring-blooming creamy-white flowers have the same fragrance as orange blossoms. Green berries that mature to brown with orange seeds follow the bloom. A very adaptable shrub that will tolerate sun or shade, seaside conditions, inland heat, alkaline soils and frost. Size and shape can be maintained easily by selective trimming but avoid shearing. This cultivar is slower and horter growing than the Pittosporum tobira. Useful as a foundation plant or to lightens up dim areas in the garden. Foliage is useful in flower arrangements.  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery, in our own garden and in other gardens in the Santa Barbara area. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information about this plant, even if they disagree with what we have written.