This is a spring-blooming aromatic shrub that is very hardy. The blossoms will waft a sweet aroma into your home during the evening hours. It can get quite large but does respond well to pruning. Bees love it as does one butterfly that we know of - the Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta.

This plant has naturalized in four states including California, Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia. There are nine Pittosporum species that are native to Hawaii.