Japanese name: ヒイラギモクセイ（柊木犀） Scientific name:Osmanthus ×fortunei
[Overview]
An evergreen small tree 2–6 m tall.
It is dioecious.
It is considered a hybrid of Hiiragi and Gin-mokusei.
The leaves are simple and opposite, leathery and elliptic, with spiny teeth.
Several flowers grow in clusters in the leaf axils and bloom in September–October.
The corolla is white, 4-lobed and fragrant.
Only male plants are known, and it does not bear fruit.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by cuttings.
It is sensitive to air pollution such as exhaust gas, so it may not flower in places with dirty air.
It is hardier than Kin-mokusei and Gin-mokusei, tolerates shade, and also sprouts well.
