What: Osmanthus x burkwoodii makes a great screening plant, for it grows in almost any position — from full sun to shade and in most soils — and it gets to a substantial size. The hybrid’s ...

What: Osmanthus heterophyllus “Goshiki,” also known as variegated false holly, is an extremely tough, striking evergreen shrub. Goshiki means “five colored” in Japanese and refers to the ...

Colorful and unusually shaped flowers often do the trick, but sometimes a shrub is just what the doctor ordered. Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki', commonly known as Goshiki false holly ...

Even the drabbest shrubs and trees make an effort to show their inner selves at the end of the season. It’s a time when things you pass by every day suddenly make you notice. Osmanthus is a ...

Most gardeners can't narrow their list of favorite plants to one. However, we can have a list of a dozen favorites, although even that number is hard to limit. High on my list is the sweet olive ...

I enjoy the fragrant flowers of a sweet osmanthus shrub in my side yard and of a banana shrub in my back yard during late winter through early spring. Many gardeners overlook this aspect of ...

The osmanthus plant dates back to 100 years with a height of 6.3 meters. Photo: China News Service A century-old sweet osmanthus tree is in full bloom in Zhongshan Mountain National Park ...