Phillyrea
Credits
Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
Recommended citation
'Phillyrea' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Family
- Oleaceae
Two species of evergreen shrubs or small trees, natives of the Mediterranean region. They are nearly related to Osmanthus, and have opposite leaves, toothed or entire, and small white or greenish flowers borne in clusters in the leaf-axils of the previous year’s growths. Calyx and corolla four-lobed; stamens two. Fruit a roundish oval, mostly one-seeded drupe.
They are all easily cultivated, and thrive in any soil that is of average quality. They bear clipping well, and cuttings made of the current season’s wood in July take root readily.
Footnotes
Revised by P. S. Green of the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
