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holly osmanthus GOSHIKI®

Osmanthus heterophyllus
Osmanthus heterophyllus "Tricolor"
GOSHIKI®

holly osmanthus

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
0.5-1.3m x 0.5-1.3m
LEAVES
evergreen broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
low or groundcovering		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

varigated:
cream a green
BLOOMING TIME
LOCATION
full to partial sun		 FLOWERS
insignificant or non-blooming
USDA zone (lowest)
6   (down to -23°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Evergreen broadleaf
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
De Luxe
 PRAGUE BY CAR
THE PRICES INCLUDE VAT of 9%. For quick conversion you can use 1 CZK = approx. 0.04 EUR

 

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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION

If you like the features of hollies such as toothed leaves, dense habit, and the fact that they are in leaf all year, you will love this plant: sometimes called false holly, osmanthus has rather dentate leaves than spiny, although touching it is not the best plan for Sunday afternoon.

Goshiki® is a gorgeous little shrub with coloured leaves. They are pinky-bronze when they emerge, quickly turning to bright vanilla yellow with light green marks of future marbling; turning deep green in summer with creamy-beige spots and veins. The more sun it gets, the brighter the contrast and the denser plant. It requires no pruning but if necessary, it tolerates hard pruning.

It grows slowly into a small, compact bush. Osmanthus likes medium fertile, moist but well-drained soil, neutral to slightly acidic. Rated hardy to zone 6 we suggest growing it on a position sheltered from winter sun but with much, or at least some, summer sunlight. We experienced superb hardiness down to -20°C with no visible injuries, and damaged top half of the plant plus all surface leaves after three nights of -27°C. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, which equals -23°C.

Last update 08-02-2009