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widgetwilk annwidgetwilk ann Posts: 361
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I remember buying this plant about at least 6/7 years ago, and it has been in this pot ever since, evergreen, no flowers, and always looks like this, any ideas??

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  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Pittosporum?
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • widgetwilk annwidgetwilk ann Posts: 361
    Looking at my Reader's Digest book on plants and the Shrub Expert, it is possible as there seem to be a lot of different species .
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Yes there are several sp.
    Suspect this shrub hates being in a pot and would look far better be healthier..flower  if planted in the ground.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • widgetwilk annwidgetwilk ann Posts: 361
    Will have to think about planting in ground, thanks,
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    I had a Pittosporum in a pot for a couple of years but then it started to look a bit chlorotic, like this one.  Once in the ground, within a few weeks its leaf colour returned to a healthy green. 
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • widgetwilk annwidgetwilk ann Posts: 361
    Thank you, I am thinking where to put it,
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    I agree it's a pittosporum and that it will likely be much happier in the ground. I had some cuttings I took from a friends plant and they looked the same as yours as I guess the compost was pretty exhausted. I planted them in the ground and they came back strongly and coloured up. 
    Some species can get pretty large so once it does look healthier, pop a picture up and it might be possible to tell you the cultivar.
  • widgetwilk annwidgetwilk ann Posts: 361
    Thanks, think I have found a spot for it, when the weather changes will have a go,
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