Michelia figo
Banana Shrub
Wonderful in flower. Flowers are extremely fragrant but are susceptible to cold damage in hardiness zone 8. Banana Shrub is a dense, upright, evergreen shrub. It has lustrous, dark green foliage with brown hairs on the underside. Brown hairs cover the green twigs so densely that twigs appear brown. The fragrant, 1 1/2-inch-diameter, light-yellow flowers are magnolia-like in appearance. They last from spring until early summer and have a very interesting fragrance; they smell like ripening bananas. This smell can be very pleasant but can be overwhelming when these shrubs are massed together.
Height 12-20 Feet
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Spread 12-15 Feet
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USDA Hardiness Zone 8A to 10A
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Fragrant |
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