Shepherd's Holly White flowers
Explore this garden shrub directory, covering colour, use, shape, size of shrubs. This shrub is ideal for those hot South facing (north facing in Southern hemisphere) walls that have long hours of sunshine and relatively high temperatures together with protection
Shepherd's Holly
Osmanthus Ilicifolius
White flowers
Summer flowering shrub
This shrub is ideal for those hot South facing (north facing in Southern hemisphere) walls that have long hours of sunshine and relatively high temperatures together with protection
Garden shrubs like this classed as an evergreen shrub. This means the shrub will keep its leaves (normally green) in winter season irrespective of the climate being hot, cold or mild. The most classic example of an evergreen is the fir tree
The shrub is considered hardy but this is a relative term and the degree of hardiness depends upon severity of climate. Seek specific advice if you live in a severe winter area
When fully grown this shrub will reach a height of about 10 feet and spread over an area of about 8 feet
Rich soil and lots of fertilizer suit this shrub. It will reward you well if you feed it well. Neglect the fertilizer and it will not be the shrub you saw in the picture when you bought it. This shrub needs rich soil
You can safely prune this shrub to achieve the look and shrub shape you want. The shrub will benefit from hard cutting normally
If you're looking for a shrub with scented properties as a garden attraction choose this shrub