Sweet Osmanthus Osmanthus fragrans
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- oz-MAN-thus FRAY-granz
- Description
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The least cold-hardy osmanthus; very fragrant flowers in the fall; dense habit; responds well to pruning for shape; large specimen for open areas.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: It is frost sensitive and injury will affect flowering the following fall.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Plant Walls and Hedges
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Apricot Gold'
- 'Aurantiacus'
- 'Butter Yellow'
- 'Fudingzhu'
- 'Hangzhouhuang'
- 'Thunbergii'
- 'Apricot Gold'
- 'Apricot Gold', 'Aurantiacus', 'Butter Yellow', 'Fudingzhu', 'Hangzhouhuang', 'Thunbergii'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Apricot Gold'
- 'Aurantiacus'
- 'Butter Yellow'
- 'Fudingzhu'
- 'Hangzhouhuang'
- 'Thunbergii'
- 'Apricot Gold'
- 'Apricot Gold', 'Aurantiacus', 'Butter Yellow', 'Fudingzhu', 'Hangzhouhuang', 'Thunbergii'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Osmanthus
- Species:
- fragrans
- Family:
- Oleaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- The flowers of this plant are used in teas and other beverages that are consumed in the Far East. Extracts from the flower are highly valuable, and are used in some of the most expensive perfumes.
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Play Value:
- Buffer
- Fragrance
- Screening
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Deer resistant, drought tolerant, and slightly salt tolerant.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 14 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Multi-stemmed
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a, 10b, 10a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Blue
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Winter
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Very fragrant, small white flowers in fall; some flowers in early spring
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Opposite, simple, leathery, lustrous, dark green leaves; 2-5 in. long; finely dentate or entire
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Bark:
- Surface/Attachment:
- Smooth
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Design Feature:
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Drought
- Salt
