Sweet osmanthus

Sweet olive boutonnière. Osmanthus fragrans.

Updated 4/1/13 – new pics Osmanthus • Osmanthus • モクセイ 木 • 犀 • mokusei From wikipedia: Osmanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, mostly native to…

It's super sweet perfume is almost like a gardenia, yet light & crisp, with floral notes of citrus, melon and apple....no it's not your favorite wine. This is the Sweet Tea Olive, osmanthus fragrans, my all time #1 favorite scent in the garden. Now this scent isn't for everyone... it's almost indescribable but once you smell it you'll never forget it. The first time I smelled one of these rare South Florida beauties, I searched high & low to find one. Ok, so one wasn't enough, I now have…

In China, old sweet olive trees ( 桂花 ) are revered, signed and interpreted, and given holy attendance. Protective fences mark their importance. Tourists flock to gawk at their…

Fragrant Tea Olive (Osmanthus fragrans). A lovely small white flower with dark green foliage and scent of sweet orange.

Starting from late September, the osmanthus trees are blooming one after another in Hangzhou. And the sweet scent of flowers fills the streets of Hangzhou. One can smell it almost everywhere. But the best place to watch osmanthus blossoms is Manlong Guiyu Park, also known as the Children's Park. It has more than 7000 osmanthus trees.

Photo about Orange osmanthus ( Sweet olive ) used for perfume and tea fragrance. Image of osmanthus, fragrant, scent - 8004545

Tea Olives are an easy but slow growing evergreen with exceptionally fragrant blossoms from fall to spring. Blossoms are used in Asian cooking and teas.