Tea olive, known for beautiful and fragrant clusters of flowers, was once common in Central Florida, but isn't as popular now. It needs a resurgence.

Tea olive, known for beautiful and fragrant clusters of flowers, was once common in Central Florida, but isn't as popular now. It needs a resurgence.

To keep your Fragrant Tea Olive happy, Sydni recommends giving this tree at least 4-5 hours of sunlight. "Morning sunlight and afternoon shade is preferred for Fragrant Tea Olives," says Sydni, ...

Tea Olive Tea olives emit one of the most mesmerizing scents. With clusters of blooms that pop in fall and winter months, tea olive trees are an especially lovely addition to your yard, as other ...

Matthew Stevens. is the County Extension Director and Horticulture Agent for North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s Pitt County Center.. If you have questions about this article or gardening in ...

I recently overheard another Master Gardener state unequivocally that the Southern garden is defined by four plants: gardenia, magnolia, tea olive and camellia. Ironically, none of these classic ...

In Japan, and many other parts of East Asia, the wonderful aroma of osmanthus, otherwise known as the fragrant tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans) and known in Japanese as 金木製 kinmokusei, is a harbinger of ...