Osmanthus Fortunei

Landscape & Garden Uses

Fortune’s osmanthus is a large dense, oval-rounded broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree. The leaves are shiny and dark green with a spine tip. In the upper part of the plant (adult morphology) the margins are entire, while those in the lower part of the plant tend to be toothed (juvenile morphology). This plant blooms in the late summer and fall and has inconspicuous flowers that have a pungently sweet aroma.

LIGHT: Part shade, part sun, sun

WATER: Average water, well drained

SIZE:Height: 15 ft. 0 in. – 20 ft. 0 in.
Width: 6 ft. 0 in. – 10 ft. 0 in.

Growing Preferences

This plant prefers full sun and moist, well-drained, acidic soil. It is tolerant of alkaline soils, pollution and part-shade. It has a slow growth rate and seldom produces fruits. The plant is deer- and rabbit-resistant.

This plant is frequently utilized in hedges, foundations, screens, as a specimen plant, or pruned into a small tree. When pruning, keep in mind that next season’s blossoms will appear on new growth.