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'Fudingzhu' Sweet Olive ~ Tea Olive ~ (Osmanthus fragrans) ~ Fragrant

'Fudingzhu' Sweet Olive ~ Tea Olive ~ (Osmanthus fragrans) ~ Fragrant

$14.95 USD
$14.95 USD
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'Fudingzhu' translates to “pearls on Buddha’s head". This new variety of tea olive, sweet olive, produces large clusters of intensely fragrant flowers. It flowers from late summer to early spring.

Fudingzhu will start blooming on a plant several inches tall.  Perfect for container garden or smaller flower bed. 

Sunlight: Full Sun - Partial Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8 - 10
Foliage: Evergreen


Our current inventory is similar to the plant in photos 2/3. They are about 4-8" tall. Order soon, I always sent out the best plants first. It will be ship growing in a 3" deep container. 

While some of our photos show plants with bud/flower, we cannot guarantee your plant will arrive with bud/flower. 

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Nice and with flower

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N.R.
Great experience!

A wonderful low care plant, and a high quality supplier!

My husband really wanted a tea olive tree when we purchased our home in the spring of last year. Everything was sold out. I was skeptical about ordering from this website since I'd never heard of it but I gave it a try.

The plant arrived the first week of April. It was securely packed, healthy, and the size I expected from the description (about 6 inches tall). Along with a few lemon balm seedlings, I planted the Fudingzhu Tea Olive in a 12" clay pot filled with regular dirt from the yard, and it flowered almost immediately. It has been in flower on and off (almost non stop) even through 20 degree winter weather.

As of today (Valentine's Day), it is in flower. It is about 9-10 inches tall and bushy despite it's small stature. I lightly fertilized it throughout the growing season and watered it moderately . Dry, hot weather didn't bother it, and it lived through the winter without any special care or protection. The pot is in the middle of the yard so I really mean zero winter protection.

I'm happy to be growing this for winter interest and the food it provides pollinators when nothing else is in bloom.

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N.R.
Great experience!

A wonderful low care plant, and a high quality supplier!

My husband really wanted a tea olive tree when we purchased our home in the spring of last year. Everything was sold out. I was skeptical about ordering from this website since I'd never heard of it but I gave it a try.

The plant arrived the first week of April. It was securely packed, healthy, and the size I expected from the description (about 6 inches tall). Along with a few lemon balm seedlings, I planted the Fudingzhu Tea Olive in a 12" clay pot filled with regular dirt from the yard, and it flowered almost immediately. It has been in flower on and off (almost non stop) even through 20 degree winter weather.

As of today (Valentine's Day), it is in flower. It is about 9-10 inches tall and bushy despite it's small stature. I lightly fertilized it throughout the growing season and watered it moderately . Dry, hot weather didn't bother it, and it lived through the winter without any special care or protection. The pot is in the middle of the yard so I really mean zero winter protection.

I'm happy to be growing this for winter interest and the food it provides pollinators when nothing else is in bloom.