UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS HORTICULTURE 3103 SUMMARY SHEET

 
SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
Michelia skinneriana Dunn
Banana Shrub
PLANT FAMILY
SIZE GROUP
PLANT TYPE
Magnoliaceae
5
evergreen shrub 


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.

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