Purple Shaft party lights goshiki osmanthus
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Purple Shaft'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Purple Shaft' party lights goshiki osmanthus (Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Purple Shaft') is a shrub for hedges, privacy screens, specimen plantings, and foundation beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It is evergreen and dense, with fragrant flowers in early to late autumn. Expect slow growth once it is planted.
Pairs well with Azalea, Mondo grass, Purple top, and Anemone.