Improved Banana Shrub (Michelia skinneriana)

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violabird Barnesville, GA(Zone 8a) May 20, 2005

Improved Banana Shrub
Michelia skinneriana

Still blooming! I love this shrub.

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hanna1 Castro Valley, CA(Zone 9a) May 20, 2005

I can see why you love it!! The flowers are gorgeous, Annie

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Clare_CA Ventura, United States(Zone 10b) Dec 15, 2006

Violabird, your flower doesn't look like the skinneriana species and actually looks like the figo species. It should be moved here: http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1187/index.html Maybe Mystic can move this? My M. skinneriana is blooming again now in December! This skinneriana is actually an improved version of M. figo. I just went out to take a picture of it.

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Clare_CA Ventura, United States(Zone 10b) Dec 15, 2006

The flowers are very white compared to Michelia figo, and they last a few days. This shrub/tree also has a longer blooming period.

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naudhya Calabasas, CA(Zone 9b) Dec 22, 2006

Hi Clare,

I'm hoping you can clarify something that's been gnawing at me for a long, long time: does m. skinneriana have a different scent from m. figo? I often find m. figo described as "port wine magnolia" and m. skinneriana as the "improved banana shrub," which I believe is a comparison to m. figo (the banana shrub part). But how can the same plant be described as port wine and bananas??

Norma

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pongsak Chiang Mai, Thailand(Zone 11) Jan 31, 2007

Are m. skinneriana's leaves bigger than m. figo?

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