How to Grow and Care for Tea Olive Shrubs - The Spruce
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · Fragrant tea olive, an evergreen broadleaf shrub or small tree, is one of about 15 species of tea olives, most of which are native to Asia and grow in warm climates. It is a dense, multi-stemmed plant with elongated dark green leathery leaves, producing small but extremely fragrant white flowers in spring, with sometimes a smaller secondary ...
How To Grow And Care For A Tea Olive Tree - Southern Living
WEBApr 26, 2024 · It's tea olive, the glossy-leaved shrub or small tree known by the scientific name Osmanthus fragrans. Commonly, you can call the plant tea olive or sweet olive, as both names nod to the sweet scent emitted by the plant's tiny, white blooms. This species belongs to the genus Osmanthus.
Tea Olive Tree: Care, Growing, and Planting Guide - The Spruce
WEBNov 10, 2022 · Long grown as a large indoor plant, fragrant tea olive is increasingly popular as an outdoor garden plant in warmer climates, USDA zones 8 to 11. It is a dense, multi-stemmed plant with elongated dark green leathery leaves, producing small but extremely fragrant white flowers in spring, with sometimes a smaller secondary bloom …
How To Grow And Care For Tea Olive - Southern Living
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Tea olive—also known as Sweet Olive, Sweet Osmanthus, Fragrant Olive—is a glossy-leaf shrub with an intoxicating scent. It belongs to the genus Osmanthus, and is drought-tolerant, evergreen, and will thrive in fun sun to partial shade.
Osmanthus fragrans (Fragrant Tea Olive, Sweet Osmanthus, Tea Olive ...
WEBFragrant tea olive is a broadleaf, evergreen shrub with a dense habit in the olive family (Oleaceae). It is native to China, Japan and Southeast Asia. This plant has small but extremely fragrant flowers that appear in the spring and sporadically in the fall.
Tea Olive - Gardening Solutions
WEBTea olive is a classic Southern shrub that blooms at various times of the year with tiny but amazingly fragrant flowers. Characteristics. This long-lived shrub is a favorite of Florida gardeners, who prize it for its tough nature and sweet-smelling flowers.
Plant Spotlight: Tea Olive | N.C. Cooperative Extension
WEBJan 8, 2021 · Tea olive is a dense, evergreen shrub that is better known for its fragrant fall flowers. The leaves of tea olives resemble holly leaves, often being confused with hollies, giving it the other common name of false holly.
When And How To Prune A Tea Olive Osmanthus Shrub or Tree
WEBJul 4, 2016 · Tea Olives, what many gardeners call "sweet olive," scientifically known as Osmanthus, can be grown as a shrub or "limbed up' to form a very attractive, small evergreen tree, which makes a fine specimen anywhere in …
How to Care for a Tea Olive Shrub - Garden Guides
WEBDec 21, 2010 · How to Care for a Tea Olive Shrub. Native to east-central Asia, the tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans) grows 10 to 15 feet tall and wide in most landscape situations. It is best suited to U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8b through 11.
How to Care for a Tea Olive Shrub - Weekand
WEBDec 9, 2012 · The tea olive shrub (Osmanthus spp.), also known as false holly, features fragrant blooms. The shrub grows up to 30 feet tall and wide depending on the cultivar. The plant's cold tolerance varies by species.