MICHELIA FIGO
Banana Shrub

Michelia figo is a medium size shrub for full to partial sun. It flowers during the warmer months
and the flowers have a wonderful tropical "fruit-like" fragrance. Some say the flowers smell like bananas. This plant is unusual and not found too easily for sale. I would recommend this as a substitute for Michelia alba. It is in general a smaller plant which can be grown in a pot. The flowers are also super fragrant and it blooms much younger than M. alba.

FAMILY : Magnoliaceae
ORIGIN : China
TYPE/USES : shrub
SIZE : up to 8'
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS : full sun to partial sun
WATER REQUIREMENTS : keep slightly moist
MIN. TEMP. : low 30's
FLOWER : spring, fall / smells like banana / super fragrant