Magnolia Hybrid, Banana Shrub 'Jack Fogg'

Magnoliax foggii

Genus
Magnolia (mag-NO-lee-a)
Synonym
Michelia x foggii
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Height
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Spacing
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Danger
N/A
Bloom Color
Pink
White/Near White
Bloom Time
Mid Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer
Other Details
Category
Shrubs
Water Requirements
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
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Propagation Methods
From hardwood cuttings
By grafting
By air layering
Seed Collecting
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Mobile, Alabama

Napa, California

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Easley, South Carolina

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Gardener's Notes:

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positives
0
neutral
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Mobile, AL (Zone 8b) | January 2011 | positive

I live in Mobile Al. While my Foggii is still a young plant, It came out of our 2 really bad freezes draped with only a cotton sheet and ...Read More

P
Napa, CA (Zone 9b) | March 2008 | positive

I am uploading a couple of pictures of my Michelia. It was purchases about 11 years ago in a 7 gallon can. The variety was listed as the ...Read More

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