• Chinese Perfume aka Chinese Rice Flower - Aglaia odorata from Giverny Gardens

Aglaia odorata

Chinese Perfume aka Chinese Rice Flower

Medium-size flowering shrub or tree native to south China where it's called Mei Siu Lan or Rice Seed Fragrance. A great replacement for Chalcas Jasmine which can no longer be grown in Florida.

  • Tiny, lemon-scented yellow blooms year-round
  • Blooms are used to infuse fragrance into teas
  • Available also as a single trunk tree

Please contact us to ensure plant availability.

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An ideal alternative to other more common hedge shrubs such as Clusia, Podocarpus, Ligustrum, Arboricola and Viburnum. Feed with a slow-release 14-14-14 granular fertilizer every three months. Once established, little care needed other than occasional trimming to desired size and shape.