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Pittosporum 'Silver Sheen' – Light and Airy Hedging Plant

5 from 2 customers

Kohuhu

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen' is a fast-growing, evergreen shrub admired for its delicate, silvery-green foliage and airy appearance. This New Zealand native adds brightness and movement to gardens, making it a striking option for hedging, screening, or feature planting.

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The average plant height is 50 cm
$20.79

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Suited to regions:All regions
Plant type:Shrubs
Height:3.00 m
Spread:1.50 m
Flowering time:Spring
Tolerances:Extended dry periods, Hardy, Wind
Garden uses:Hedging, Living areas, Parks, Ponds, Pool areas, Screening, Specimen
Garden styles:Alpine, Architectural, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Formal, Frontyard, Mediterranean, Modern, Native
Easy to grow?Yes
Maintenance requirementsLow
Growth rateMedium
Also known asKohuhu

Ideal for Hedges and Screens

'Silver Sheen' is widely used for hedging, thanks to its rapid growth and upright form. It creates a semi-formal screen that offers privacy without appearing heavy. It’s perfect for modern landscapes, driveways, and coastal plantings where light and texture are desired.

Attractive Foliage and Growth Habit

The foliage consists of tiny, rounded leaves in a soft silver-green colour. These shimmer beautifully in the light, giving the plant its name. 'Silver Sheen' typically grows 3–4 metres tall and 1.5–2 metres wide, making it suitable for taller hedges or as a background plant in large gardens.

Growing Conditions

This variety thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers well-drained soils. It tolerates wind, coastal conditions, and light frost. Once established, it is relatively drought-tolerant and requires little maintenance beyond occasional trimming.

Care and Maintenance

Trim 'Silver Sheen' annually to maintain a dense habit and encourage fresh growth. Apply a general-purpose fertiliser in spring for best performance. Mulching around the base will help retain moisture and reduce weed competition.

Pittosporum Silver Sheen trees for sale in NZ

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Questions and Answers

Have a question about Pittosporum 'Silver Sheen' – Light and Airy Hedging Plant? We are here to help.

New neighbours still building their house, have erected a dark green steel fence that towers above us at 2.5m very close to our house and making us feel enclosed by metal. Once their landscapers have fixed broken concrete on our side and I can see how narrow the path which runs parallel to back of our house around to garage will ultimately be, I'm intending to order some Silver Sheen to quickly grow up and soften the effect. We're in our 70s and don't want to be forever trimming. Do you think it is slender enough or is there a more suitable pitto that won't grow too tall? Or even a dwarf variety of something similar you could suggest that likes same Hawkes Bay conditions - tolerates periods of long dryness, wind, salt air. Thank you very much. Jan FitzGerald

Hi Jan. Email me directly... luke@theplantcompany.co.nz and I will offer a few suggestions. The other option is to use our plant finder tool... just tick the boxes for what you require and it will give you some quick answers.

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5 from 2 customers
Roger Long - Canterbury

Beautiful plants, great communication, far better pricing than anyone else online, and fast delivery - what else could we need? My wife and I love dealing with you guys and appreciate all your efforts. Businesses that are passionate and care about their customers are hard to come by these days.

Margaret Ross - Hawke's Bay

Highly recommend this company – The plants were perfect

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