Osmanthus fragrans aurantiacus 'Apricot Echo' ~ Apricot Echo Tea Olive thornless IMAGES: SeanMack

IMAGES: SeanMack

The silver-grey aromatic foliage is scale-like female selections produce ornamental blackish-green fleshy seed cones

A cental stalk rises in summer bearing long panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers

evenly moist well-drained soils

Osmanthus fragrans aurantiacus 'Apricot Echo' ~ Apricot Echo Tea Olive thornless IMAGES: SeanMackApricot Echo Tea Olive is a large reblooming evergreen shrub with large leathery dark green foliage that emerges deep burgundy. The abundant clusters of highly fragrant tiny flowers that are a deeper 'near red' orange in full sun and soft apricot orange with light shade blooms in fall and continues until early spring. Best planted in part sun with acidic rich and moist well drained soils. Drought tolerant once established. Type: Shrub Height: 10' 15'