Scientific Name:
Osmanthus decorus
Pronunciation:
oz-MAN-thus dee-CORE-us
Common Name:
lance leaf osmanthus
Family Name:
Oleaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, leathery, dark green, lance-shape to elliptic, most 8-12cm long x 2-3.5cm wide, apex acute; flowers white, tubular corolla with four petal lobes, in dense auxillary clusters; fruit ellipsoid, blue-black, 10-15mm long.
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Origin:
Central / west Asia (Republic of Georgia, Turkey)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Hedge row, Screening, Tall background, Wind break
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
margins rarely toothed
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Salverform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Blue, Black
Fruiting Time:
Jun
Additional Info:
Showy,
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
