A normally invisible plant is the fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans). When it is in flower, however, everyone will look for it. This shrub has leathery, dark-green ovate leaves with smooth edges ...

When it comes to making your landscape look great, few plants have more mileage in the garden than evergreen shrubs. The foliage lasts for multiple seasons and during the growing period, many ...

Tea olive, known for beautiful and fragrant clusters of flowers, was once common in Central Florida, but isn't as popular now. It needs a resurgence.

Description: This member of the olive family hosts about 30 to 40 species of evergreen shrubs or trees grown for their deep green leaves and fragrant flowers.Osmanthus translates to fragrant ...

Tea olive, known for beautiful and fragrant clusters of flowers, was once common in Central Florida, but isn't as popular now. It needs a resurgence.

Tea olives need an environment that is primarily sunny (although they tolerate partial shade) in order to thrive and produce flowers. Their roots develop best in acidic soil that is relatively ...

The flowers aren't large, but they are fragrant and come at an unusual time of the year. Osmanthus fragrans (fragrant tea olive) -- famous for flowering every month with an "r" in it, this beloved ...

Question: I heard a friend talking about a shrub that flowers and releases a nice scent when the temperature makes a big change. ... Tedrow: Fragrant tea olive blooms for up to two months ...

To keep your Fragrant Tea Olive happy, Sydni recommends giving this tree at least 4-5 hours of sunlight. "Morning sunlight and afternoon shade is preferred for Fragrant Tea Olives," says Sydni ...

In Japan, and many other parts of East Asia, the wonderful aroma of osmanthus, otherwise known as the fragrant tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans) and known in Japanese as 金木製 kinmokusei, is a harbinger of ...

I recently overheard another Master Gardener state unequivocally that the Southern garden is defined by four plants: gardenia, magnolia, tea olive and camellia. Ironically, none of these classic ...