Description False Holly is a large, dense, upright, oval-rounded evergreen shrub or small tree that usually grows 8 to 10 feet tall and may grow up to 20 feet tall and equally as wide in the wild. This plant blooms in the late fall into winter and has inconspicuous flowers that are highly aromatic and pungently sweet. Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Purpureus' holly olive 'Purpureus' A compact, evergreen shrub to 4m tall, with leathery, spiny, holly-like, dark green leaves, dark blackish-purple when young, and small, fragrant tubular white flowers, in clusters, in late summer and autumn Join the RHS today and save 25% Join now © RHS © RHS © RHS Save to My plants
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Purpureus'
Osmanthus heterophyllus growing in a pot with heather, ivy and yucca Plant Osmanthus at the middle to back of a border, in a woodland garden, or as a hedge planted in a single row, spacing three plants per metre. Variegated varieties are most compact in shape and are suited to growing in large pots. Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Purpureus' Family: Oleaceae Genus: Osmanthus Plant type: Hedge or Screen, Shrub Biomes/Growing conditions: Hot Aspects, Low Water/No Water Sun exposure: Full Sun, Part Shade USDA Hardiness zone: Zn6a -5º to -10ºF Foliage color: Dark Green, Purple/Black Foliage season: Evergreen Osmanthus heterophyllus Common name: Holly Osmanthus Holly-leaf Osmanthus Holly Tea Olive Pronunciation: oz-MAN-thus het-er-o-FIL-us Family: Oleaceae Genus: Osmanthus Type: Broadleaf Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: No Evergreen shrub, 8-10 (20) ft, [2.4-3 (6) m], dense, upright oval. Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Purpureus' is a broadleaf evergreen tree or shrub with purple and green foliage and white flowers in summer, fall and winter followed by blue fruit. It can grow 6 FT - 10 FT - wide, 8 FT - 15 FT - tall. It contributes glossy texture to the garden. Deer resistant.
OSMANTHUS 'Purpurea' Purple Sweet Olive Easy Big Trees NZ
Osmanthus heterophyllus purpureus is an evergreen shrub that is native to China. The leaves of the plant are variable in shape, and the flowers are small and fragrant. The shrub typically blooms in the late summer or early fall. Purple Osmanthus Holly Osmanthus Purple Tea Olive It is native to China, where it is endemic to the province of Yunnan. Osmanthus heterophyllus, commonly called holly olive or false olive, is a dense, upright, bushy evergreen shrub that typically grows to 8-10' tall and as wide in cultivation, but may reach 25' tall in the wild in its native habitat (Japan and Taiwan). Osmanthus heterophyllus (Holly Osmanthus) is a bushy evergreen shrub prized for its foliage of leathery, glossy, deep green leaves. The leaves vary in shape: they are holly-like with spiny margins when juvenile (resembling English Holly) and simple, elliptic or ovate when adult. Osmanthus heterophyllus ( Chinese: t 柊樹, s 柊树, p zhōngshù; Japanese: 柊, Hiiragi ), variously known as holly osmanthus, holly olive, and false holly, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to eastern Asia in central and southern Japan ( Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku, and the Ryukyu Islands) and Taiwan. [2] [3]
Osmanthus heterophyllus Purpureus x 3 Litre
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Purpureus' is a dense, rounded evergreen that forms an inpenetrable thicket, growing 8 to 10 feet in height, not quite as wide. Older specimens may reach 15 feet. On young plants the leaves are simple and elliptic and dark purple to black. Leaves on older plants tend to be ovate to oval. Plant Type: shrub Foliage Type: evergreen Plant Height (10-year): 8 ft. 0 in. (2.44 meters) Plant Width/Spread (10-year): 6 ft. 0 in. (1.83 meters) Plant Height-Mature: 15 ft. 0 in. (4.57 meters) Plant Width-Mature: 10 ft. 0 in. (3.05 meters) Hardiness: USDA Zones 7 to 9 Flower Color: white Sun/Light Exposure: full sun or light to deep shade
1 of 2 Variety or Cultivar 'Purpureus' is a medium-sized, evergreen shrub with spiny foliage, flushed purple when young, and fragrant, white flowers in late-summer. Season of interest Height and spread Metric | Imperial Where to grow Soil type Chalky Clay Loamy Sandy Soil drainage Well-drained Soil pH Acid Alkaline Neutral Sunlight Partial Shade Osmanthus heterophyllus. An evergreen shrub of rounded, dense, bushy habit, 10 ft or more high near London, twice as high in milder localities; young shoots minutely downy. Leaves oval, 1 1 ⁄ 2 to 2 1 ⁄ 2 in. long, 1 to 1 1 ⁄ 2 in. wide, with two to four large spine-tipped teeth down each side, the largest teeth 1 ⁄ 2 in. long, triangular.
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Purpureus' 3L Coolings Garden Centre
This shrub copes well in any type of soil. It despises cold wind during the blooming, so shelter it from dominant winds. Refer to our guidelines on planting shrubs Propagating osmanthus Cuttings are the fastest manner of multiplying this shrub. Go ahead and multiply your osmanthus in summer! Pruning and caring for osmanthus Hard to beat this holly osmanthus in spring when the leaves emerge a sinister blackish-purple. Dirr notes that the leaves appear as if they were dipped in tar at this time of year. Though this may seem a bit unpleasant, we can't get enough of these foliage colors and find great value in a dark backdrop to show off the vibrant flower colors of accompanying plants in spring. As the season.
