San José Osmanthus

The San José Osmanthus grows into a rounded evergreen of great charm, with neat foliage of a lush green. It forms a dense shrub to 10 feet tall and almost as wide within 10 years, ultimately growing into a small, multi-stem tree over 20 feet high. The dark-green leaves have small spines along the edges like holly, and beginning in September small white flowers among the leaves release a powerful perfume across your garden. Blooming can continue all through winter and into spring, making this a wonderful evergreen to plant around your home, in shrub beds, under large trees and as hedges.

• The best Osmanthus, combining flowering and hardiness
• Can bloom from September to April
• Naturally neat and rounded evergreen
• Grows well in dry shade
• Grows in sheltered parts of zone 6

The San José Osmanthus grows well in full sun or partial shade. It even tolerates the dry shade beneath trees, once established. It is hardy in zones 7 to 9, and in warm sheltered spots in zone 6, where it is still going to flower well. It grows in most well-drained soils, and it needs only minimal care. Pests and diseases are normally never problems, and no special care at all is needed to grow this handsome bush.