Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Spike' - GARDEN TREASURES INTRODUCTION - RARE lotus form white margined Osmanthus fragrans

white margined Osmanthus fragrans

'Kurenai' means deep red and 'Jishi' often refers to a lion

NC area as well as the heat and humidity (typically our climate is a death sentence for Aucuba omeiensis)

Our plants typically start blooming in mid November and seeds ripen about Christmas IF we are totally frost free during that time

but worth the wait and should be planted where you can appreciate the spectacular variegated foliage up close

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Spike' - GARDEN TREASURES INTRODUCTION - RARE lotus form white margined Osmanthus fragransOsmanthus heterophyllus 'Spike' (holly osmanthus, holly olive, false holly, tea olive) is an upright shrub with dark green, extremely spikey leaves and small, fragrant white flowers. Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Spike' is a Garden Treasures introduction originating as a seedling from 'Sasaba' and has the same upright growth habit as the parent plant (appears to be even narrower growing) and EXTREMELY spiny leaves. Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Spike' makes a