Red Flowering Tea Olive Live Plant – Beni Kin Mokusei
Receive one live, rooted Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus ‘Beni Kin Mokusei’ plant. This evergreen Tea Olive is prized for intensely fragrant fall flowers in deep orange to orange-red tones. Your plant is a young live plant grown at approximately 1-quart size and shipped in a protective fabric grow bag rather than a rigid nursery pot.
Please note: The flowering photos show the mature plant. Young plants may not be blooming when shipped, and current plant height and fullness vary naturally by crop and season.
Why Choose This Tea Olive
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Named cultivar: ‘Beni Kin Mokusei’, a distinctive dark-orange flowering form of fragrant Tea Olive
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Live rooted plant: this listing is for a live plant, not seeds
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Fragrant fall blooms: small flowers with the characteristic sweet, apricot-like Tea Olive fragrance
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Evergreen structure: glossy foliage provides year-round landscape interest in suitable climates
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Versatile: suitable as a specimen shrub, hedge, screen, or container plant while young
What You’ll Receive
| Quantity |
1 live rooted Tea Olive plant |
| Cultivar |
Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus ‘Beni Kin Mokusei’ |
| Plant size |
Approximately 1-quart growing size; plant height and fullness vary by crop and season |
| Shipping form |
Protective fabric grow bag; not a rigid plastic nursery pot |
| Flowers at delivery |
Not guaranteed; young plants may not yet be mature enough to bloom |
| Flower color |
Deep orange to orange-red; despite the common “red flowering” name, blooms are not bright true red |
| USDA growing zones |
Approximately Zones 7–10; give extra winter protection near the cold edge of its range |
| Light |
Full sun to partial shade |
| Mature size |
Typically about 10–15 ft tall and 6–10 ft wide, depending on climate and pruning |
| Bloom season |
Primarily fall on sufficiently mature plants |
Planting & Care
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After arrival: Unpack promptly, water if the root ball feels dry, and acclimate the plant gradually after shipping.
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Choose the site: Plant in full sun to partial shade. In very hot climates, some afternoon shade can be beneficial.
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Soil: Use fertile, well-drained soil. Avoid locations that remain waterlogged.
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Water: Keep the root zone consistently moist while the plant establishes. Established plants tolerate short dry periods better.
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Spacing: Allow room for a large evergreen shrub, or prune periodically if maintaining it as a hedge or container specimen.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a live plant or seeds?
This listing is for one live, rooted Tea Olive plant. It is not a seed packet.
Will my plant arrive covered in red flowers like the mature photos?
No bloom is guaranteed at delivery. The gallery includes mature-plant photos to show the cultivar’s eventual flowering appearance. Young Tea Olives may require additional maturity before flowering.
Are the flowers truly red?
‘Beni Kin Mokusei’ is commonly sold as a red-flowering Tea Olive, but its flowers are more accurately described as deep orange to orange-red rather than bright true red.
Does the plant ship in a 1-quart plastic pot?
The plant is grown at approximately 1-quart size but ships in a protective fabric grow bag rather than a rigid plastic nursery pot. This helps protect the root ball in transit.
How large will the plant be when it arrives?
Plant height and fullness vary naturally with the crop and season. The 1-quart designation refers to the growing/root-ball size, not a guaranteed plant height.
Where should I plant it?
Choose a well-drained location with full sun to partial shade and enough space for a mature shrub. It can also be grown in a container when young and moved into larger containers as it develops.
