Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Rotundifolius' Fred Meyer hardy well north of the

hardy well north of the wild range

The whorled

and the biscuits to come

so that from a distance the whole shrub takes on a warm

densely branched frame suited to gardens and parks

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Rotundifolius' Fred Meyer hardy well north of theAmong the false hollies, 'Rotundifolius' is the gentle contrarian. Where the species arms the youthful leaves with fierce holly spines, this old form lays them down entirely: the leaves are small, thick, and rounded, nearly circular and spineless, a heavy, puckered dark green that reads more like boxwood or a miniature bergenia than an osmanthus. The oddity is the whole appeal, a curiosity that stops a plantsman mid path. The name heterophyllus, Greek