Osmanthus heterophyllus
Common Name(s):
- Description
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Drought and heat tolerant with a moderate growth rate. It can be severely pruned; makes a good screen; fragrant when in bloom; several cultivars available.
Wildlife Value: Particularly resistant to damage by deer.
Form: Dense, upright, oval to rounded shrub
- Cultivars:
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- 'Goshiki' - green and gold variegated
- 'Goshiki' - green and gold variegated
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- Cultivars:
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- 'Goshiki' - green and gold variegated
- 'Goshiki' - green and gold variegated
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Osmanthus
- Species:
- heterophyllus
- Dimensions:
- Height: 6 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- 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 pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Occasionally Wet
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Flower Description:
- Small, white flowers in fall; bluish purple-black drupes
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- lustrous dark green leaves; 1-2.5 in. long; spiny pointed
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Plants that fill a similar niche:
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Nerium oleander
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Podocarpus macrophyllus
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Tsuga canadensis
