Tom Thumb haawa
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones9 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Tom Thumb' haawa (Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It stays compact at 24 to 36 inches tall and wide. The plant is evergreen and fragrant.
Pairs well with Arabian jasmine, Sedge, and Staghorn fern.