Select Osmanthus heterophyllus Cultivars
| Cultivar |
Height |
Comments |
| Goshiki | New growth is pink- to purple-tinged; develops green flecking on gold background; mature leaves are green, gold, and cream; color bleaches out in full sun | |
| Gulftide | 10 to 15 feet | Upright; glossy green leaves; slightly twisted; prominent spiny margins; more cold-hardy than species |
| Ogon (Aureus) | Golden yellow leaves that fade to yellow-green; strongly spiny in youth; grows slower than species | |
| Rotundifolius | 4 to 8 feet | Slow growing; 1.5 to 2" long obovate, rigid, leathery simple leaves; margins are angled off; lustrous dark green; pale below; less cold-hardy than species |
| Variegatus | 8 to 10 feet | Creamy white leaf margins; slow grower; dense, upright habit; leaves not as spiny as species; does not burn in full sun |