Fragrant Olive (Sweet Olive, Tea Olive)

Plant in moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil in partial shade to full sun; fragrant olive (sweet olive, tea olive) is one of the most beloved fragrant shrubs of the Gulf South — a classic fixture in old Southern gardens, cherished for its tiny, creamy white flowers that perfume the air with an intense, sweet apricot-like fragrance that can carry 100 yards on a still autumn morning. The plant blooms repeatedly from fall through spring in zone 8–9, often triggered by cool snaps, and the fragrance is one of the most powerful and instantly recognizable in the Southern garden tradition. The large, dense, glossy evergreen shrub makes an outstanding screen, hedge, or specimen. It grows slowly but lives for decades and eventually becomes a small tree. The variety O. fragrans f. aurantiacus has orange flowers; 'Fudingzhu' is a particularly free-flowering white selection. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 60–120 дюймів Висота: 60–300 дюймів Дні до схожості: 30–90 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 13–18°C

Plant in moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soil in partial shade to full sun; fragrant olive (sweet olive, tea olive) is one of the most beloved fragrant shrubs of the Gulf South — a classic fixture in old Southern gardens, cherished for its tiny, creamy white flowers that perfume the air with an intense, sweet apricot-like fragrance that can carry 100 yards on a still autumn morning. The plant blooms repeatedly from fall through spring in zone 8–9, often triggered by cool snaps, and the fragrance is one of the most powerful and instantly recognizable in the Southern garden tradition. The large, dense, glossy evergreen shrub makes an outstanding screen, hedge, or specimen. It grows slowly but lives for decades and eventually becomes a small tree. The variety O. fragrans f. aurantiacus has orange flowers; 'Fudingzhu' is a particularly free-flowering white selection. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 60–120 дюймів Висота: 60–300 дюймів Дні до схожості: 30–90 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 13–18°C --- Час посадки: -10–-6 тижнів осіння посадка Plant container-grown specimens in fall in moist, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral, moderately fertile soil in partial shade to full sun; sweet olive is adaptable but performs best with morning sun and afternoon shade in the hottest climates. It is slow-growing but very long-lived once established.