Scientific Name
Osmanthus delavayi
Common Name
Delavay teaolive

Hardiness Zones: 7 to 9
Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: --
Site Requirements: Sun to partial shade; prefers fertile, moist, well-drained, acidic soil
Height: 6 to 10 feet
Width: 6 to 10 feet
Texture: Medium
Form: Dense, rounded shrub
Flower/Fruit: Small white flowers on terminal cymes in late winter to spring; 0.5" blue-black drupes
Foliage: Opposite, simple, lustrous dark green leaves; 0.5 to 1" long; strongly toothed
Comments: Drought tolerant
Cultivars: --
   


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