Osmanthus fragrans ~ Fragrant Tea Olive, Sweet Olive size-4-cal Sweet Drift Rose is a

Sweet Drift Rose is a spreading long-blooming deciduous shrub with extremely dense blooms of double-petaled pale pastel pink flowers from mid-spring through summer

IMAGES:  Photos by Frank Mayfield

(2) James Petts from London

upright clusters in the summer

Its an excellent attractor for bees

Osmanthus fragrans ~ Fragrant Tea Olive, Sweet Olive size-4-cal Sweet Drift Rose is aFragrant Tea Olive is a large densely branched evergreen shrub with dark green toothed foliage year round. The highly fragrant tiny white flowers grow in clusters along stems in fall. Best planted in part sun with acidic rich and moist well drained soils. Drought tolerant once established. To learn more about the Fragrant Tea Olive read this blog post. Type: Shrub Height: 10' 15' Spread: 6 8' Spacing: 8 USDA Hardiness Zone: 7 11 Culture: Full Sun,