{"product_id":"beni-kin-mokusei-red-flowering-tea-olive-1-gallon-pot","title":"'Beni Kin Mokusei' Red Flowering Tea Olive - 1 Gallon Pot","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Beni Kin Mokusei' Red Flowering Tea Olive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOsmanthus fragrans aurantiacus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Beni Kin Mokusei'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSDA Plant Hardiness Zones:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10b  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind Your Zone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant Type:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Evergreen Flowering Shrub or Small Tree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight at Maturity:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  10-15'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth at Maturity:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  8-10'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpacing: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 6' for a solid hedge; 14' or more for space between plants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowth Habit \/ Form:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Bushy, Upright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Moderate, Fast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlower Color:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Deep Orange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlower Size:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Tiny, 1\/8\" in clusters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlowering Period:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Fall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlower Type:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Single, in clusters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragrant Flowers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Yes, extremely fragrant!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFoliage Color:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Dark Green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragrant Foliage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  No\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBerries: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e No\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBerry Color:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  NA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun Needs:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Full to Mostly Sun, Morning Sun With Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater Needs: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Average, Very Low when established\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoil Type:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Clay (Amended), Loam, Sandy, Silty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoil Moisture \/ Drainage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Well Drained Moist to Dry when established\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoil pH:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  5.5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 7.5 (Acid to Slightly Acid)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaintenance \/ Care:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Average to Low\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAttracts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Visual Attention\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResistances:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  Deer - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA rare selection of Osmanthus fragrans aurianticus, 'Beni Kin Mokusei' translates to \"red flowering osmanthus.\" Upon seeing the flowers for the first time we noticed that they were more orange than red in color, but a deeper orange than the species. To be fair, the word \"Beni\" in a plant variety name can mean red, orange or pink in Japanese. We also noticed that the individual flowers are larger than the species and equally as fragrant, and the leaves are larger as well. Due to the presence of carotenoids in the flowers, some say that the orange flowering tea olives have a more pleasant fragrance than the white. We've smelled them both. It might be all in our head, but we think the orange does smell a little sweeter, like candy. You can grow this one as a large shrub or small tree that reportedly will reach a height of 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet wide. In fall, one plant can fill a back or front yard with sweet aroma. The flowers are edible and also used in perfumes. You'll see why when you plant one!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLandscape \u0026amp; Garden Uses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWith an upright rounded form 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 to feet wide (depending on pruning), the Beni Kin Mokusei Tea Olive can be grown as a large shrub or small tree. As a shrub, its dense foliage makes it ideal for use as an evergreen hedge, privacy screen, or background, or to frame corners or fill voids between widely-spaced windows in home foundation plantings. As this tea olive grows taller, which it does rather quickly, lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive small tree that is ideal for use as a focal point specimen tree in sunny to partially shaded landscape borders and home foundation plantings. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, orange theme gardens and Asian gardens.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSuggested Spacing:\u003c\/span\u003e  6 feet apart for a solid hedge; 14 feet or more apart for space between plants \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural Preferences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Beni Kin Mokusei Tea Olive is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun to part shade. We suggest at least 5 hours of direct sunlight per day or all-day lightly filtered sun for best flowering. As with many other plants, a constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. Exceptionally drought tolerant when established. Over decades, we've seen no insect or disease problems and deer won't touch it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelpful Articles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eClick on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Tea Olive shrubs and trees... \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow To Plant A Tea Olive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow To Fertilize A Tea Olive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow To Prune Prune A Tea Olive Shrub Or Tree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant Long \u0026amp; Prosper!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet The Wilson Brothers \u0026amp; Staff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContact Us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48144311156890,"sku":"D2LSC 925061784","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/3263\/3242\/files\/osmanthus-fragrans-aurianticus-beni-kin-mokusei-red-tea-olive-7_0c1ac01b-7bc4-43bf-80e3-5dd870cd13cc.jpg?v=1779925222","url":"https:\/\/plant.hcgardenus.com\/products\/beni-kin-mokusei-red-flowering-tea-olive-1-gallon-pot","provider":"Royal Horticultural Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}