Osmanthus fragrans | Sweet Osmanthus, Sweet Olive, Tea Olive | Various
Osmanthus fragrans belongs to the plant family OLEACE and Genus Osmanthus This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Osmanthus fragrans does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Osmanthus fragrans so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Osmanthus fragrans sweet osmanthus,sweet olive,tea olive is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Osmanthus fragrans has flowers that are strongly perfume scented. Sweet osmanthus (also known as tea olive and sweet olive) can survive cold winter nights that go as low as 0 Fahrenheit. This plant needs summer days with high heat. Full sun to partial shade is needed for this species to do its best. It needs soil that is moist, well drained.
Leaves: Osmanthus fragrans has holly like, leathery leaves. Flowers: Sweet osmanthus (locally known in some parts as tea olive and sweet olive) has flowers arranged in clusters. The flowers are most often a white color.
Osmanthus fragrans | Sweet Osmanthus, Sweet Olive, Tea Olive is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is white. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: flowers arranged in clusters
Flowers of the plant Osmanthus fragrans have a smell of highly fragrant flowers. and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Perfume | Strong
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 10' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.
"The Fragrant Garden. A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974. Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.