General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
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| Plant Height: |
12 - 15 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
12 - 15 feet |
| Leaves: |
Evergreen
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Fragrant
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| Flower Color: |
Other: Creamy white
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
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| Uses: |
Windbreak or Hedge
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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- Banana Shrub
- Magnolia
- Port Wine Magnolia
- Accepted: Magnolia figo
- Synonym: Michelia figo
- Synonym: Liriodendron figo
Posted by
plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 19, 2011 3:30 PM concerning plant:
The "Banana Shrub" is a wonderful evergreen, woody shrub with multiple branching stems that produce fuzzy little brown bracts/buds, and exceptionally fragrant flowers! It grows well in partial sun to shade and blooms for me from late spring through summer.
Posted by
hortitoity (Northern Rivers NSW) on Aug 26, 2017 12:46 AM concerning plant:
I have never heard of this described as Banana shrub, I know it only as Port Wine Magnolia or latin Michaelia figo. I wonder if these labels could be added beside Banana Shrub, for easy identification purposes???? I trained as a Horticulturist and was taught it to be Port Wine Magnolia, Michaelia figo. thank you
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