Not just a handsome hedge or fragrant flower, other regions of the world cultivate Osmanthus for use as tea, wine, or medicine.

Plant two or three together to form a neat, dense, perfumed privacy hedge.' Live buttonbush shrubs are available from Amazon. I have grown osmanthus in a handful of gardens where I have worked as a ...

Osmanthus x burkwoodii, most often seen as a free-standing evergreen shrub, is good as a bush but is really good as a clipped hedge ...

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 ...

Fragrant tea: Oolong tea bags with dried osmanthus flowers [Photo by Pauline D. Loh/Shanghai Star] Legend has it that the semi-deity Wu Gang toils endlessly on the moon cutting down an osmanthus ...

Many people in the Spartanburg area who want a hedge use tea olive Fortunei (Osmanthus x fortunei). Tea olives can be pruned to have a narrow shape and a more formal look, or they can be left to ...

Often called holly olive or false olive, osmanthus is native to Japan and Taiwan, and is somewhat tropical-looking. " It's an evergreen shrub with broad leaves, along with tiny flower clusters ...

What: Osmanthus heterophyllus “Variegatus,” aka variegated false holly, is an extremely tough, strikingly beautiful evergreen shrub. The bright cream-edged foliage holds up well in sun or ...