Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Ogon', Golden Japanese False Holly evenly moist slightly fuzzy leaves persist through

slightly fuzzy leaves persist through summer

Blooming late summer to mid-autumn

Two-inch-long Gentian-blue parrot's beak flowers bloom in mid to late summer (for us well into fall) on this branching clumper

wide blades of green striped with light golden-yellow are ornamental in and of themselves — a long-lasting

very slow-growing dwarf tree

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Ogon', Golden Japanese False Holly evenly moist slightly fuzzy leaves persist throughA waxy appearance to its "holly" leaf enhances its yellow gold brilliance. ('Ogon' is Japanese for "yellow gold.") Evergreen, or shall we say, evergold, it slowly changes from butter yellow to green in winter just before shedding old leaves to make way for new growth. One would think a shaft of sun was illuminating a spot in your gardenjust what it neededa bright, sunny punctuation! Put it in contrast with dark plants for most dramatic effect. And no,