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MICHELIA
(now reclassified under MAGNOLIA)
Further Reading....
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Evergreen - oval or elliptic leathery leaves are arranged alternately or spirally.
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Tall Shrub - rounded, spreading shrubs and upright trees. Grown for their, usually scented, magnolia-like flowers.
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Full sun - shelter from strong, drying winds -
Additional Features - Good to know - - named after a Florentine botanist, Pietro Antonio Micheli (1679-1737). Shrubs make good courtyard garden subjects. Trees can be grown in woodland or as specimens. -
Pests & Diseases - scale insect, red spider mite. -
Place of origin - tropical and subtropical Asia. -
Scented Plants - Scented flowers -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil -
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Neutral to acid soil
Cold weather damage to evergreen plants
Buy Varieties of MICHELIA
MICHELIA doltsopa 'Silver Cloud' >
Vigorous habit with heavily felted brown undersides to the leaves and plentiful creamy-white scented flowers
MICHELIA figo >
Commonly known as: Banana shrub, Port wine magnolia.
Small dark glossy green leaves and brownish-purple flowers which smell of pear drops
MICHELIA x foggii 'Jack Fogg' >
A cross between M. doltsopa and M. figo with glossy dark green leaves and fragrant white flowers tinged pinkish-purple
MICHELIA laevifolia 'Summer Snowflake' >
Fragrant white flowers in profusion with purple anthers and velvety brown buds
MICHELIA maudiae >
Flowers are used in traditional Chinese medicine. Pure white 9 petalled flowers followed by pendulous follicles of red seeds
MICHELIA maudiae 'Touch of Pink' >
This first flowered at Caerhays in 2006 and was quite stunning as well as being strongly scented. The pink fades to a dark bluish-purple at the base of the flowers
