PlantFiles Pictures: Sweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive (Osmanthus fragrans), 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Thanks, Hazel. I so appreciate your help. I did have it in a clay container in well-draining soil which seemed to dry out quickly. It sat on my semi-covered patio which gets filtered sun all day, and you're right that it doesn't get much below 40 here in the winter. The leaves dropped off very slowly one by one, and they did have the brown tips beforehand. Perhaps it did get too much water this winter. I'll have to recheck the roots to see if indeed they are healthy. Thanks again for your help. You're right that the flowers were much larger than the regular flowers. Nurseries Caroliniana has a nice selection of Osmanthus if you are interested. Here's a link: http://www.nurcar.com/ The shipping can be a little expensive, but they ship nice-sized plants.