Tea Olive
Name: Tea Olive
Plant Type: shrub
Height: 6’-8’
Width: 4’-6’
Light: sun to part shade
Salt: moderate salt tolerance
Deer: do not usually eat
Zone: 8-10
Notes: Rarely will you see an old traditional southern garden that doesn’t host a Tea Olive near the deck, porch, or patio sitting areas. Tiny white flowers cover the bush and fill the air with their sweet fragrance from fall through spring and sporadically throughout summer. An easy evergreen to grow with few pests or disease problems. Morning sun with afternoon shade or high shifting shade is ideal.