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Sweet Olive

Osmanthus Fragrans

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Overview

Sweet Olive (Osmanthus fragrans), an evergreen shrub with a height and spread of 6-30 feet, offers dense, leathery foliage and small, white, highly fragrant blossoms which peak in autumn. Thriving in USDA zones 7-9, they prefer full to partial sun and well-drained soil. Regular pruning maintains size and shape. Ideal as a hedge or specimen plant, it attracts pollinators while providing year-round visual and olfactory appeal in temperate landscapes.

Sun Full, HalfWater MediumZones 8–10Climate Temperate
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — an evergreen shrub with a height and spread of 6-30 feet

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
USDA zones
8–10

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Oleaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Photos (85)

Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — It is tolerant of drought once established; regular pruning maintains size and shape, image 79
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — or part of a mixed border, image 74
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — making it versatile for use as a specimen plant; regular pruning maintains size and shape, image 73
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — the Sweet Olive possesses a naturally rounded shape that can be enhanced with pruning; when designing with this, image 72
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — is a highly aromatic evergreen shrub beloved for its delightful fragrance and handsome foliage; or part of a, image 71
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — scientifically known as Osmanthus fragrans; regular pruning maintains size and shape, image 70
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — it attracts pollinators while providing year-round visual and olfactory appeal in temperate landscapes; when, image 69
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — Ideal as a hedge or specimen plant; or part of a mixed border, image 68
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — Regular pruning maintains size and shape, image 67
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — Thriving in USDA zones 7-9, they prefer full to partial sun and well-drained soil; when designing with this plant, image 66
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — highly fragrant blossoms which peak in autumn; or part of a mixed border, image 65
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — an evergreen shrub with a height and spread of 6-30 feet; regular pruning maintains size and shape, image 64
Sweet Olive (Osmanthus Fragrans) — shrub for full or half; when designing with this plant, image 63

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