Osmanthus fragrans is a beautiful flowering plant known for its fragrant flowers. Commonly called sweet osmanthus, tea olive, or fragrant olive, this plant is cherished for its delightful, sweet fragrance, often compared to apricots or peaches. The flowers are small and typically white or yellow. Osmanthus fragrans is native to Asia, particularly China and Japan, and is widely cultivated for ornamental purposes as well as for its use in teas, perfumes, and traditional Chinese medicine. You can start growing your own fragrant garden with these Osmanthus fragrans seeds.
Fragrance Intensity: Very intense
Sowing
Growing Osmanthus Fragrans from seeds is a bit tricky and you need patience but it is absolutely worthwhile. I hope my trials so far will make sowing Osmanthus fragrans a little easier for you. Here’s what I did:
- Soak the seeds in luke warm water over night. (24-48 hours).
- Optional: fughicide powder, some of my seeds developed mold because of the long germiniation process. It can help to use a fughicide powder on the seeds before placing them in the seedmix. If you check on them regularly you can skip this step.
- Sow the seeds in seedmix. I found a mix with a lot of sand and little compost works best. I like to use a small container to use my growing space efficiently.
- Make sure your seedmix is moist but not wet. If it’s too wet, leave it to dry out a little.
- Place the container in a plastic seal bag. Open it once a week to let some fresh air in and check on them.
For my full sowing guide please click here.
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