Tea Olive

This tall shrub has blooms all over it and the bees and wasps are loving it. The scent is heavenly.

[Peter Dulis]

Never heard of this one? Nice capture

[Mags]

@pdulis Thanks, Peter. It's also commonly called sweet olive.

[Corinne]

I didn’t know them ! Now I want to smell ..

[Mags]

@cocobella I hope you can find one, Corinne! They're also called "sweet olive"... scientific name is Osmanthus species and there are several different varieties.

[Laura]

Great D.O.F.

[Mags]

@la_photographic Thank you!

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[KWind]

Great close up.

[Mags]

@bkbinthecity Thanks!

[Mags]

@kwind Thank you!

[KV]

Looks very shot... the tea olive has such a pleasant aroma too... I have to plant one of these in my yard some day.

[Mags]

@kvphoto Thank you, KV! This variety can get very tall - 15 feet. I have three in the front and one in the back. I will have to prune them a bit this fall.