Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Nutty Leprechaun' Agave gold and green maple-like leaves

gold and green maple-like leaves and stunning salmon-orange flowers which bloom for most of the year

This silvery blue form of adam's needle is just as tough and reliable as others in the species

flowers in late winter often re-blooming in fall

the bracts covered in cobweb-like hairs

A great plant for a small scale ground cover or companion plant in containers

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Nutty Leprechaun' Agave gold and green maple-like leavesThis selection originated in Ireland though its parentage is, of course, from New Zealand. A good addition to the purple leaved pittosporums, growing only to about 3 ft tall with small, deep burgundy leaves, under 1 2, a striking contrast with the florescent chartreuse of the new spring growth. These are not only compact, they have an almost creeping quality, separating P. t. Nutty Leprechaun from other small, purple cultivars. Also one of the tougher