OSMANTHUS FRAGRANS
Tea Olive
One
of my favorite fragrant plants. It is not an exceptional looking plant;
the powerful fragrance is what grabs your attention. Place it where
the fragrance can most be enjoyed. You will notice it every time you
walk by. The flowers are small and inconspicuous but will appear frequently
throughout the shorter days of the year.
Quick Facts
-does well
in containers
-can take even low teens with protection
FAMILY
:
Oleaceae
ORIGIN : China, Japan
TYPE/USES : shrub, small tree
SIZE : up to 15'
GROWTH
RATE : slow
LIGHT
REQUIREMENTS : full/
partial sun
WATER REQUIREMENTS : average
MIN. TEMP. : low 20's
FLOWER : cooler months; fragrant
