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‘TASMAN RUFFLES’ PITTOSPORUM

PITTOSPORUM TENUIFOLIUM ‘TASMAN RUFFLES’

‘Tasman Ruffles’ shines with crimped, silvery lime-green foliage that fills its contrasting reddish-black stems. These evergreen leaves can have a thin cream-colored margin, which accents their wavy edges. In spring, bundles of showy purple flowers bloom, lending contrast to the enchanting foliage. This shrub can easily make an evergreen screen or hedge, and it works well as an accent in the border or in a large container, where it will provide a burst of cool color and texture.

Tasman Ruffles grows as a compact pyramid 5 to 10 feet

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