As already the name indicates this Sweet Olive really is sweet! The perfume of these evergreen shrubs is so intense that only one plant is enough to cover a whole terrace or even more a whole greenhouse in clouds of the lovely smell of peach blossoms! The small, white and numerous flowers primarily appear in spring and autumn but can also show in summer and winter. The naturally compact growing, evergreen and fragrant blooming shrubs are also very hardy and can be brought outside early in the year and stay there until the beginning of the winter. Alternatively it can be planted in the garden where it prefers a partly sunny place on nutritious, slightly loamy soil rich in humus. Quality: flowers with intense fragrance & several blooming periods per year; compact growing & evergreen; robust & hardy Use: in pots starting from March/ April to October/ November outside on balcony, terrace or in the garden - during winter in the house; all year round in an unheated greenhouse; planted in the garden (winter protection)

Family: Oleaceae Origin: Japan, Southwest-China, East-Himalya Winter Hardiness Zone: 7-9 Minimum Temperature: -15 °C Average Temp. in Winter: 5 (±5)°C

Flower: spring and fall, white, fragrant Fruit:  Form/Growth: shrub Height: 1,5-3 m Location: full sun to semi-shade