Botanical Name: Common Names:
Osmanthus delavayi Heaven Scent TBA
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like
Description:
Heaven Sent is a dense bushy form of Osmanthus that will produce masses of tubular white and sweetly fragrant flowers in spring. Plants are hardy and easy to grow in with full sun or shade and tolerant of light frost. The small dark foliage makes it ideal for hedging. When used in combination with the earlier flowering sister variety 'Pearly Gates', your garden will be filled with flowers and perfume all throughout spring! Australia wide. May need some protection in extreme situations especially when young. Used in combination with the earlier flowering sister variety 'Pearly Gates', to extend flowering season.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Scale
Cultural Notes: Will tolerate periods of dry soil however regular watering and even moisture levels will result in stronger more vigorous plants. Mulching is important to protect surface roots from extremes of temperature and helps to retain soil moisture. Mulch should be applied over the soil to 10cm deep. Keep mulch 5cm-10cm away from the base of the plant so as not to impede airflow which may lead to an increase in pest and disease problems. Lightly prune after flowering to maintain shape. Extra trimming maybe required if a more formal hedge or shape is desired. Space plants 1m apart for a hedge or screen Images and information courtesy or Paradise Plants.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Oleaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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