I agree with Pittosporum I have a Pittosporum in my garden that looks very similar. It's covered in small purple flowers in the spring too Here's one I grew earlier
Billericay - Essex
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They are supposed to be vulnerable to cold temps but mine have survived (in heavy, cold, clay soil) temps down to -15C - including last winter's Beast from the East. It did lose a few leaves but soon perked up when the weather turned.
There are many different Pittosporums with different leaf colour / growth habit etc. I agree that one is probably Silver Queen which can grow to tree size. They don't mind being trimmed into a tidy shape & size but if you only have a small space to fill I'd consider one of the smaller varieties😊
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The one above got split by snow some years ago. I pruned 1 half back very hard one year, then the other half the following year. It looked a bit skinny and sorry for itself for a year or so but has come back quickly. The pic was from March 2017 it's filled out much more since then so will need a trim next year. Being evergreen it adds a bit of colour in the winter, and the new foliage in spring along with the little purple flowers is vibrant.
Billericay - Essex
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Yes I would say 'Silver Queen' too... It's hard to tell the difference between some but with 'SQ' the leaves are flatter without the crimping on the edges...so all the photos above look like 'SQ'... on the very similar 'Collaig Silver' the leaves are a touch more elongated and slightly wavy... on 'variegatum' the wavy edging to the leaves is more marked, quite distinct..
I've grown 2 of the 3 above... another is 'Irene Patterson' but that's got heavily mottled almost ghostly leafage.. and a 5th, and the only one I have now, is 'Elizabeth'.. this is very similar to the ones above, but the leaves are more wavy edged but the edging turns pink in the winter.. that's the difference..
I found that they are all slightly tender, and if you get -12C or worse, they are liable to be either cut in half, or cut to the ground even...
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It's Pittosporum, probably a variety called 'Silver Queen' A ver attractive evergreen shrub, but may suffer in cold winds and low temperatures.Loved by flower arrangers for the contrasting dark stems
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/46330/Pittosporum-tenuifolium-Silver-Queen-(f-v)/Details
That is a nice looking shrub though.
I have a Pittosporum in my garden that looks very similar.
It's covered in small purple flowers in the spring too
Here's one I grew earlier
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
They are supposed to be vulnerable to cold temps but mine have survived (in heavy, cold, clay soil) temps down to -15C - including last winter's Beast from the East. It did lose a few leaves but soon perked up when the weather turned.
There are many different Pittosporums with different leaf colour / growth habit etc. I agree that one is probably Silver Queen which can grow to tree size. They don't mind being trimmed into a tidy shape & size but if you only have a small space to fill I'd consider one of the smaller varieties😊
I pruned 1 half back very hard one year, then the other half the following year.
It looked a bit skinny and sorry for itself for a year or so but has come back quickly.
The pic was from March 2017 it's filled out much more since then so will need a trim next year.
Being evergreen it adds a bit of colour in the winter, and the new foliage in spring along with the little purple flowers is vibrant.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I've grown 2 of the 3 above... another is 'Irene Patterson' but that's got heavily mottled almost ghostly leafage.. and a 5th, and the only one I have now, is 'Elizabeth'.. this is very similar to the ones above, but the leaves are more wavy edged but the edging turns pink in the winter.. that's the difference..
I found that they are all slightly tender, and if you get -12C or worse, they are liable to be either cut in half, or cut to the ground even...