One comparison made to this shrub's sweet-smelling flowers is apricots. Another is cotton candy. It blooms in the fall and it can extend into the winter months.

The blossoms that decorate the branches of the tea olive tree ( Osmanthus fragrans are tiny but deeply fragrant. The biggest bloom happens in the spring and summer, but it also blooms intermittently ...

Question: I heard a friend talking about a shrub that flowers and releases a nice scent when the temperature makes a big change. Do you know what this might be and what conditions it likes? Answer: ...

A few decades ago, tea olive trees (often accompanied by azaleas and camellias) were standard landscape components in Central Florida. Indeed, the species (Osmanthus fragrans) was cherished for its ...

When many gardeners think of winter flowers, they envision classics like camellia, fragrant tea olive and daphne. But there are many more that can be added to the lineup, increasing one's olfactory ...

Q: On a family outing recently, we walked through a local neighborhood and were stopped in our tracks by the most wonderful fragrance! Reminding us of apricots, peaches, or jasmine, we searched for ...

Q: Several months ago my husband and I were at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales and had the chance to smell, and then see, a beautiful tea olive tree. We were astonished at the fragrance. There is ...

While enjoying the beautiful Lowcountry weather yesterday, I observed a few things going on in the landscape. One was my favorite smell in the Lowcountry. Another thing I observed is going to require ...

This fragrant, flowering evergreen shrub delights the senses. What's that fragrance perfuming the garden air? It's tea olive, the glossy-leaved shrub known by the scientific name Osmanthus fragrans.