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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Pittosporum kirkii
Height: 1.5m;  Spread: 1.5m
Shrub
An epiphytic species with dark green leathery leaves. Yellow flowers (summer) and large black seed pods. Rare.
» Click here for more detailed information on epiphytes...
» For a landscaping perspective on Pittosporum kirkii, see this article by O2 Landscapes...
Photo gallery:
growing on a tree fern directly under a huge 3 x 3 female specimen in the canopy of a gaint rimu
growing on a fallan rata in the waitakere ranges