Osmanthus delavayi
Family - Oleaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Western China
Discovered By - Abbe Delavay
Year of Introduction - 1890
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H5
Height - 2m to 3m
Width - 2m to 3m
Location - The Pond Garden
Description: A medium-sized, Evergreen Shrub with a bushy, rounded habit. Small, glossy dark green leaves are ovate to oval in shape with toothed margins and have a leathery texture. Abundant clusters of small, white, tubular flowers are produced from early to mid-spring. Flower are highly fragrant and are followed by round, navy blue berries.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Siphonosmanthus delavayi
Flower:
Highly fragrant, small white flowers are tubular in shape and flared at the tips. Flowers are produced in clusters in March and April and are followed by round, navy blue berries.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in clusters
Flowering time: March, April
Foliage:
Small, glossy dark green leaves are ovate to oval in shape and have a leathery texture. The leaves have Dentate margins and are held in opposite pairs on the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Ovate to oval
Propagation:
Cuttings, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive, but well drained soil.