Fragrant Tea Olive

Osmanthus fragrans

Fragrant Tea Olive (Osmanthus fragrans) is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 10-15 ft × 10-15 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect white blooms in spring. It stands up well to deer, drought and salt, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

9-11

Sun

Full sun, Part shade

Water

Medium

Mature size

10-15 ft × 10-15 ft

Spacing

6-feet-12 feet

Growth rate

Medium

Maintenance

Medium

Soil

Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry

Foliage

Green

Bloom color

White

Bloom season

Spring

Tough against

Deer, Drought, Salt

Native to

Himalayas, Japan, China