Osmanthus x burkwoodii is a large evergreen shrub with a rounded habit producing a dense covering of small dark green leaves from april to may hundreds of small white highly fragrant flowers appear which scent the whole garden on warm days33 excellent for woodland gardens mixed borders or evergreen hedging burkwood osmanthus is a robust slow45growing low45maintenance shrub which has been awarded an rhs agm height and spread 3m 40103941