1. The first is the yellow-flowered type, golden laurel. In fact, the main characteristic of golden laurel is the opening of golden yellow color. This variety is tall, with a rounded crown, lush foliage, and strong branch development. Golden laurel's germination period is early, can twice a year to draw branches, once in early March began to germinate, to the end of April Pavilion stop growing, generally known as the spring; the other time in the fall after the flower sprouting, known as the autumn tips. Osmanthus leaf color bright oily green, leathery thin, late September flowering, strong fragrance. The petals are tender yellow at the beginning of the bloom, and gradually become golden yellow later, sending out a sweet odor, strong can be intoxicating, this is a kind of economic value and ornamental value are relatively high varieties, but also more suitable for potted plants.

2, the second is yellow-white varieties, silver laurel. It is generally believed that silver laurel must be white flowers, in fact, not, carefully observe the silver laurel flower color is not completely white, and more yellowish white or yellowish, slightly lighter aroma than golden laurel. This variety of tree is smaller than the golden laurel, branches, leaves are generally more sparse, the crown shows a long round, but the fall tips than the golden laurel hair to be more. Silver laurel leaves are mostly yellow-green, the back spreading, the flowering period than the golden laurel later than a week, when the flowers first opened, for the creamy white, and then gradually become yellowish, the aroma overflowing, as far as a few miles. In fact, this variety of osmanthus is also suitable for potted plants.

3, the third is a saffron variety. Danggui is a late-flowering varieties, spring sprouting later, branches hard and short thick, leaf blade oval, leaf edge appears blunt serrated shape, leaf color is dark green, autumn growth is vigorous. Spring and the first year of autumn tips of the leaf axils bearing 1 to 2 flower buds, rarely overlapping phenomenon, each inflorescence consists of 5 to 7 small flowers, the top of the internodes protruding clusters of flower globes, the top of the biennial branches are also flowering. Danggui flowers in late September, the corolla appears orange-yellow, with the passage of time, gradually become orange-red, extremely beautiful, but the aroma is a little less. Danggui varieties are rare, coupled with the abundance of beautiful, colorful flowers burning people, high ornamental value. In fact, this kind of osmanthus is the most ideal flower in the potted varieties.

4, the fourth is a four-season flowering varieties, laurel. The main characteristics of this variety are: the plant is bushy, the crown is oval, the branch development is strong, branching and foliage. The leaves of the current year's shoots are lighter in color, yellowish-green or green, oval, with spreading blades, serrated along the entire margin, leathery and light green, with drooping leaf tips and more lateral veins, generally 15 to 17 pairs. The flowering period is long and the flowers are lemon yellow or pale yellow. In addition to severe winters and summers, there are usually a few fragrant flowers open one after another, and the most flowers bloom in the fall. The Yangtze River Basin and its southern region, winter also continue to bloom, and thus known as the four seasons of osmanthus, but the fragrance is not as good as the other seasons, if the temperature drops below 5 ℃, almost can not smell the fragrance.

5. In short, saffron varieties of osmanthus are the most suitable for pot planting.