Osmanthus fragrans ~ Monrovia® Fragrant Tea Olive, Sweet Olive size-9-ft They attract pollinators like bees

They attract pollinators like bees and butterflies

The tiny but showy cylindrical flowers resembling cigars are deep red with violet tips and bloom along the stems from spring through fall

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Treat as an annual when planted outside

Abundant blooms of warm white flowers with soft yellow centers bloom through spring until the first frost

Osmanthus fragrans ~ Monrovia® Fragrant Tea Olive, Sweet Olive size-9-ft They attract pollinators like beesMonrovia Fragrant Tea Olive is a large densely branched evergreen shrub with dark green toothed foliage year round. The highly fragrant tiny white flowers grow in clusters along stems in fall. Best planted in part sun with acidic rich and moist well drained soils. Drought tolerant once established. To learn more about the Fragrant Tea Olive read this blog post. Type: Shrub Height: 10' 15' Spread: 6 8' Spacing: 8 USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 11 Culture: Full