Growing guide · Shrubs

Osmanthus fragrans

How to grow Tea Olive.

You'll smell it before you see it.

Light
Full sun, part sun
Water
Moderate
Zones
7–10
Size
10–15 ft tall, 6–8 ft wide
Spacing
6–8 ft apart for a screen.
Pets
Not on the ASPCA pet-safe list; keep it out of reach
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Evergreen tea olive with glossy leaves and clusters of tiny white flowers

Light

Full sun to part shade.

Water

Water weekly the first year. Moderate after that.

Planting and soil

Plant in spring or fall in well-drained soil, slightly acidic if possible.

Feeding

A shrub fertilizer in spring.

Pruning

Prune after the main fall bloom, or limb it up into a small tree.

Through the year

Evergreen all year. Flowers mostly in fall, with more on warm spells through spring.

If something's off

Few problems. Slow to establish. Scale occasionally.

Plays well with

Plant it with friends.

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Why we stock it: Fragrance in the colder months, when the garden needs it most.

That's everything we know about growing it. Thanks for reading.

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