Osmanthus Party Lights Hardy Rounded Colourful Flowering Evergreen Potted Shrub (20-30cm (Incl. Pot))

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False holly does not generally need regular pruning, though it responds well to hard pruning if required and it is very suitable for hedging. It is a slow-growing shrub with a natural upright oval habit. Any trimming or reshaping should be done mid to late spring. It is okay to prune in summer too but depending on how much you are taking off, it may remove the flower buds that are forming for the following year.

Keep in mind that false holly is a slow grower, and you should only expect about 5-10 cm (2-4 in) of growth in a year. Once the false holly matures, the growth rate may slow down even more, making it a perfect low maintenance plant for a garden bed. VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy, and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee.I have listed these species of Osmanthus in accordance with my own personal view of their attractiveness and beauty in the gardens here:

GIVES NEW PLANTS THE BEST POSSIBLE START - Apply rootgrow by sprinking the appropriate amount into the planting hole, then place the plant in the hole ensuring the roots are touching the granules. Once applied your plants will begin to thrive better than before, improving plant establishment and subsequently bettering flowering and fruiting. Pruners– Bypass pruners are the most popular choice for gardeners and a must in a pruner’s tool kit. Bypass means the blades pass each other in a scissorlike action providing a clean cut without splintering the stem’s edge. The anvil-type pruner, where the upper blade cuts against a lower flat edge, must always be kept sharp. It is best for removing any dead thin stems from the false holly. Flowers: Flower Color: White Flower Inflorescence: Cyme Flower Value To Gardener: Fragrant Showy Flower Bloom Time: Fall Flower Shape: Tubular Flower Petals: 4-5 petals/rays Flower Size: < 1 inch Flower Description: Flowers are plentiful white, sweet-smelling, and are less than an inch in diameter. They have a 4-toothed calyx. Corolla's are campanulate and 4-lobed (lobes are reflexed). There are 2 yellow stamens per flower. Flowers bloom in the late fall, inflorescence is a short, axillary cyme. The flowers are frequently hidden by the leaves. O. x fortuneihas broader and larger leaves with more numerous and evenly spaced spines. The leaves on False Holly look like Ilex aquipernyi,but the arrangement of the leaves is different.Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Clay Loam (Silt) Sand Soil pH: Acid (<6.0) Alkaline (>8.0) Neutral (6.0-8.0) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Moist Available Space To Plant: 6-feet-12 feet 12-24 feet NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b