Osmanthus fragrans New red jasmine remains an uncommon

red jasmine remains an uncommon and collectible vine

and enjoy a native that feeds pollinators and shrugs off deer

and a mass planting in a large pot reads as a bold piece of living sculpture on a terrace or by a door

sprawling oddity to cultivation

Flax lily nods to the strong

Osmanthus fragrans New red jasmine remains an uncommonSome plants are grown for the eye and some for the nose, and sweet osmanthus belongs wholly to the second camp. The very name tells the story: Osmanthus joins the Greek osme, a scent, with anthos, a flower, and fragrans doubles down, so the botanical name reads almost as fragrant fragrant flower. The blooms themselves are tiny, waxy, and creamy white, tucked so far back among the leaves that a passerby often smells the plant long before finding the