Scientific name: Osmanthus x burkwoodii

Common name: Burkwood osmanthus

Family name: Oleaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 7

Mature height and spread: 2-3m high and wide

Form: twiggy and round, dense

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained. Acidic.

Leaf arrangement: simple. Opposite.

Fall colour: none.

Flower/cone/fruit description: clustered flowers; tubular and showy. Black/blue drupe.

Limitations: don’t put in a pot. Likes irrigation and protection from winds. If prune, will not flower.

Suitable uses: hedge. Good smelling flowers.

Quick ID: Evergreen. Shrub. Simple. Opposite. Leather texture. Small teeth and very twiggy. Glossy ovate. Leaves on leading shoots decussate.

https://plantdatabase.kwantlen.ca/plant/plantImages/273?image=h

https://plantdatabase.kwantlen.ca/plant/plantImages/273?image=h

https://plantdatabase.kwantlen.ca/plant/plantImages/273?image=h