Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Osmanthus

Sweet Olive, Tea Olive and Fragrant Olive , Kinmokusei

Osmanthus is one of the 10 famous flowers in China and Taiwan. low growing and easy in cultivation, Osmanthus makes a good container plant. In the ground it can grow into a small tree or shrub that will take a wide range of conditions, from full sun to shade. Bloom Time in Late Winter/Early Spring. In autumn, winter and early spring white flowers cover the shrub. It also blooms sporadically throughout the summer. The flowers are white, pale yellow, yellow, or orange-yellow. Fruit tree that looks like cranberry beans, but difficult, is used for eating garden birds
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Osmanthus is derived from the Greek word Osma, meaning "fragrant", and Anthos, meaning "flower". Discourse and public gardens also grown as a background, or separation, because of being evergreen. But it can be planted in positions distributors smell the garden, under the window, and spice garden. Its flowers are used, infused with green or black tea leaves, to create a scented tea called gui` hua- cha' In Chinese cuisine, the flowers are also used to produce osmanthus-scented jam, sweet cakes ,dumplings, soups, and even liquor.
The following are descriptions of a number of perfumes that are 'reputed' to contain osmanthus-: Cassini (Oleg Cassini),Desirade (Aubusson), Destiny (Marilyn Miglin),DNA (Bijan),Elysium (Clarins), Histoire D'Amour (Aubusson), Oh La La! (Azzaro),Sunflowers for Women by Elizabeth Arden ,Escape by Calvin Klein , Chaumet by Chaumet , Ultraviolet .


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    * Osmanthus sandwicensis * Osmanthus - devilwood * Osmanthus americanus - Gray devilwood * Osmanthus floridanus . * Osmanthus americanus - Greene devilwood * Osmanthus megacarpus Small * Osmanthus delavayi Franch. * Siphonosmanthus delavayif * Osmanthus armatus * Osmanthus decorus - Caucasian Osmanthus * Osmanthus fortunei Carriere - Fortune`s osmanthus * Osmanthus fragrans - sweet osmanthus * Osmanthus heterophyllus - Green holly osmanthus , Chinese Osmanthus * Osmanthus ilicifolius * Osmanthus serrulatus * Osmanthus suavis * Osmanthus yunnanensis - Yunnan Osmanthus

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