Osmanthus Pearly Gates

Common Name: Pearly Gates Osmanthus (Osmanthus delavayi ‘Pearly Gates’)

Description:
Pearly Gates is a compact, upright evergreen shrub adored for its lavish display of small, tubular white flowers that are strongly and sweetly scented. It blooms prolifically from late winter into spring—sometimes extending into early summer—creating a fragrant spectacle ideal for hedging, borders, and entranceways. Glossy, dark-green foliage forms a dense, tidy outline, perfect for both formal and informal garden settings. This variety thrives in full sun to part shade and adapts to a wide range of well-drained soils. Once established, it's hardy, tolerating drought, light frost, and wind. Easy to maintain with a light prune after flowering, Pearly Gates makes a superb low- to medium-growing hedge or a beautiful container specimen.

Form:

• Shrub – Medium (bushy/upright)

• Suitable for Hedging / Screening

Mature Size:

• Height: 1–1.5 m

• Width: 1–2 m

Aspect:

• Full Sun

• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Late Winter

• Flowers in Spring

Flower Colour:

• Pure white tubular blooms

Key Attributes:

• Evergreen

• Perennial

• Fragrant flowers

• Disease and pest resistant

• Suitable for Pots & Containers

• Drought Tolerant once established

• Frost Tolerant (light frost)

• Wind Tolerant

• Low-Maintenance

• Excellent for Hedging, Screening, Borders, or Specimens

Toxicity:

• Not known to be toxic to humans or pets

Companion Plants:

• Camellia japonica – for layered floral interest and shelter

• Hellebores – early spring groundcover with shade tolerance

• Ferns – to complement glossy foliage

• Rhododendrons/Pieris – similar soil and light needs with shifting bloom times