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Pittosporum revolutum

Yellow Pittosporum

Pittosporaceae

Description:

Open, erect shrub with pale yellow, fragrant, bell-shaped flowers in August and September. Produces orange-yellow fruit containing multiple red sticky seeds.

Special Features:

  • Spectacular display of ripe seeds

  • Can be pruned to maintain a dense shape

  • Attracts birds

  • Fruit is bitter but edible

Natural Habitat:

Dry Eucalypt Forest

Aspect:

Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade

Soil/Conditions:

Moist

Tree/Shrub Height:

Upright shrub to 3m

Attracts:

Bird habitat, Fruit eating birds, Seed eating birds, Bees, Butterflies, Insects, Insectivorous birds

Flower Colour:

Yellow, Cream

Pittosporum revolutum -
Yellow Pittosporum

Gallery

Regional ecosystem:

12.1.1, 12.3.1, 12.3.11, 12.3.3d, 12.5.5, 12.9-10.7a, 12.11.2, 12.11.3, 12.11.9, 12.11.23, 12.11.3a, 12.11.5a, 12.11.5e, 12.11.5j, 12.11.5k

Link to Regional Ecosystem description QLD Gov:

https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/re-technical-descriptions/resource/1771f391-44b9-4d25-8315-f92033610a9b

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