As global temperatures rise, the ability to understand how plants respond to heat has never been more critical. A recent study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which elevated temperatures ...

Question: I've been looking for plant material that will make a good hedge, but not one that looks unkempt very quickly, or become problematic because it spreads too fast. It should be evergreen since ...

Flowering is a key developmental milestone for plants, directly influencing reproduction and ornamental value. In Osmanthus fragrans, high ambient temperatures are known to delay or even block ...

On my recent trip, I discovered autumn gardens in Italy smell a lot like those in South Carolina thanks to two kinds of fall-blooming Osmanthus. In fact, my travel group became quite amused with the ...

Description: This member of the olive family hosts about 30 to 40 species of evergreen shrubs or trees grown for their deep green leaves and fragrant flowers. Osmanthus translates to fragrant flower ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q: I was at the Ruth Bancroft Garden recently ...

The little creamy yellow flowers are not flamboyantly visible, but there is no way you can ignore them in full bloom. Pauline D. Loh goes botanical. Osmanthus wine. Osmanthus tea. Osmanthus jam.

Seeds of the Osmanthus fragrans plant may offer a novel red colour for food formulators, and tap into the growing demand for natural colours, says new research from China. Osmanthus fragrans, also ...

A normally invisible plant is the fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans). When it is in flower, however, everyone will look for it. This shrub has leathery, dark-green ovate leaves with smooth edges. The ...

Xianning has a long history of osmanthus planting. It is recorded in historical literature that in the Warring States Period more than 2,300 years ago, when poem Qu Yuan passed Xianning, he wrote the ...