Fragrant Tra Olive Flowers are grown in warm climates and produce small, delicate blooms with a sweet aroma. Perfect for gardens in zones 8-11.
Fragrant Tea Olive
The Fragrant Tea Olive (Osmanthus fragrans) is a beautiful evergreen shrub that is prized for its sweet, intoxicating fragrance. It is native to Asia, but is now grown all over the world as an ornamental plant.
Fragrant Tea Olive shrub
The Fragrant Tea Olive typically grows to a height of 10-20 feet, and has dense, glossy green foliage. The flowers are small and white, but they are incredibly fragrant. The fragrance is often described as being similar to jasmine, gardenia, and apricots.
Fragrant Tea Olive flowers
The Fragrant Tea Olive blooms in the fall and winter, and its flowers can last for several weeks. This makes it a popular choice for gardens in warm climates, as it provides a much-needed source of color and fragrance during the cooler months.
The Fragrant Tea Olive is a relatively easy-care plant. It prefers full sun to partial shade, and well-drained soil. It is also drought tolerant, once established.
To care for a Fragrant Tea Olive, simply water it regularly, especially during the first growing season. Fertilize your plant once a month with a balanced fertilizer during the growing season. You may also want to deadhead spent flowers to encourage rebloom.
The Fragrant Tea Olive is a beautiful and versatile plant that can be used in many different ways in the garden. It makes a great addition to borders, hedges, and foundation plantings. It can also be grown in containers.
Here are some of the benefits of growing a Fragrant Tea Olive:
- It is a beautiful and fragrant evergreen shrub.
- It is relatively easy to care for.
- It is drought tolerant.
- It blooms in the fall and winter, providing a much-needed source of color and fragrance during the cooler months.
- It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
If you are looking for a beautiful and fragrant plant to add to your garden, the Fragrant Tea Olive is a great choice.
Note: The plant is shipped in its pot, firmly secured with several layers of clear tape, thereby avoiding any shuffling and moving during transit. The plant reaches you with minimal damage- very safe and secure. We have been shipping plants like this for several years (plant are sometimes shipped in smaller pots for safety and ease of shipping). Most plants go dormant in fall and winter and will lose most of their leaves - looking dead and dry - very normal. They will flush out in spring.
We cannot send ship some plants and some sizes to California due to restrictions placed by department of agriculture.
Growing Zones: 7-10 outdoors
| Mature Height: | 8-10 ft. |
| Sunlight: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Mature width: | 4-5 ft. |
| Growth Rate: | Moderate |
