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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Rounded to spreading, dense foliage, slow growth rate.
ADAPTABILITY:
Sun to partial shade, moist well-drained soils, but adapatable
FUNCTIONS:
Specimen, massing, screen. Best where flower fragrance can be appreciated.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Not reliably hardy in Fayetteville (defoliates in cold winters); does well in
Little Rock and Hope.
NATIVE RANGE:
China
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones (7)8-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
Michelia figo is very similar and perhaps more common commerically.