I guess it depends somewhat on climate. Mine has been in the ground for about 15 years, gets practically no water, the deer leave it alone, and scents most of my yard with the most divine apricot fragrance for 1 1/2 to 2 months in the fall. This is Osmanthus fragrans 'Aurantiacus'. Fragrans has white flowers, and is nice, but not nearly as intoxicating as the orange form.
