Fortune Osmanthu

Osmanthus fragrans var. thunbergii

  • Fortune Osmanthu
  • Fortune Osmanthu
  • Fortune Osmanthu
  • Fortune Osmanthu
  • Flower name
    Fortune Osmanthu
  • Scientific name
    Osmanthus fragrans var. thunbergii
  • AliasFragrant olive, ウスキモクセイ, シキザキモクセイ, 薄黄木犀, Fortune Osmanthus
  • Place of originChina
  • Place of floweringGarden, Park
  • Flowering seasonSeptember, October

What is Fortune Osmanthu

Fortune Osmanthus or Usugi mokusei(scientific name: Osmanthus fragrans var. thunbergii), native to southwestern China, is a non-chill tolerant, non-shade tolerant, evergreen broad-leaved small tree of the genus Osmanthus of the family Oleaceae. The trunk is rounded and the tree is about 8 meters tall. The bark is gray. The leaves are dark green, leathery, glossy, oblong-ovate, with serrated edges, and are arranged in opposite pairs.
KeyWord: A kind of Asteraceae, light yellow flowers, fall flowering, aromatic.)

Common name: Fortune Osmanthus or Usugi mokusei , scientific name: Osmanthus fragrans var. Aurantiacus, Origin: China, Height: 4-8 m, Life Form: Small evergreen broad-leaved tree, Bark: Gray, Monoecious, Leaf Color: Dark Green, Leaf Texture: Leathery and glossy, Leaf Edge: Serrate, Leaves: opposite, Leaf Length: 8-13 cm, Leaf Width: 2-4 cm, Petiole: Yes, Flowering Period: late September - early October, Joint Flower, Inflorescence Shape: bunch shaped /Inflorescence shape: bunched; flower color: light yellow to yellow; corolla: bell-shaped/tubular with 4 deep lobes at the tip; flower diameter: 0.5 cm; number of stamens: 2 + pistil: 1; fruit type: kernel fruit; fruit shape: oval; fruit color: blackish purple; uses: garden, hedge, park.


  • Order
    Lamiales
  • Family
    Oleaceae
  • Genus
    Osmanthus
  • Species
    O. fragrans var. thunbergii
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Bell-shaped
  • Leaf type
    oblong
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typeevergreen small trees
  • Flower colorsCream
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorBlack
  • Height300.0 ~ 400.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.5 ~ 0.5 cm

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