TEA OLIVE Sweet Osmanthus Fragrant Flowers White Cream Blooms Live Plant Slow Growing Tree Starter Size 4 Inch Pot Emerald R

Osmanthus fragrans or Tea Olive is a sophisticated addition to most gardens if you are willing to wait for it grow to maturity. These beautiful plants reach up to ten feet high at maturity and fill the air with their magnificent scent for nearly two months. This variety's extended blooming period is the main reason for its popularity. While most other Osmanthus can be expected to bloom for only a few weeks out of the year, Sweet Osmanthus prolifically blooms throughout fall and sporadically flowers during Summer and Spring.

Tea Olive produces a uniquely light scent reminiscent of citrus. People who find the heavy, sweet scent of roses or jasmines overpowering may enjoy this species because of its lighter, but still prominent scent. When Tea Olive produces the most blooms during Fall it interestingly does not attract many bees, pollinators do seem to show this plant interest when it has fewer blooms during Spring.