Plant Database
Cream de Mint Japanese Mock Orange
Pittosporum tobira ‘Cream de Mint’
Cream de Mint Japanese Mock Orange is a charming dwarf shrub that combines elegant variegation with the classic sweet scent of the species. Its thick, leathery leaves are a soft mint-green, beautifully edged in creamy white, creating a bright, compact mound. In late spring, it surprises with clusters of small, intensely orange-blossom-scented white flowers. This slow-growing, low-maintenance plant is perfect for adding year-round color and fragrance to borders, foundation plantings, or containers.
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Elegant Dwarf Variegation: Forms a dense mound of thick, leathery leaves with creamy-white margins on a soft green center.
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Intensely Fragrant Spring Flowers: Blooms profusely in late spring with small, white, star-shaped flowers that emit a powerful, sweet citrus-orange blossom fragrance.
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Compact & Slow-Growing: Maintains a very neat, dense, mounded habit, growing slowly to only 2-3 feet tall and wide.
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Tough & Adaptable: Highly tolerant of coastal conditions, salt spray, drought, and poor soilsonce established.
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Ideal for Small Spaces: Perfect for low borders, foundation plantings, patio containers, or as a fragrant groundcover.