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Osmanthus heterophyllus Goshiki Oleaceae
Goshiki Holly Osmanthus, Goshiki Osmanthus   oz-MAN-thus het-er-o-FIL-us
- Evergreen shrub, compact, mounding, grows to 5 ft (1.5 m) high and 4 ft (1.2 m) wide. New growth pinkish bronze, spiny mature leaves have a mixture of green, gold, and cream areas.
- Part shade prefers fertile, moist, well drained, acid soil, but tolerates higher pH soils.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 6.
- Goshiki: Japanese, 5-colored, a reference to the mottled leaves of many colors.
- Corvallis: West side of Westminster House, Monroe Ave. and 23rd St.