Michelia figo
Michelia are evergreen trees and shrubs related to Magnolia, producing fragrant flowers across a range of colours. Michelia figo -- Port Wine Magnolia -- is particularly valued for its distinctive banana-port fragrance and dense, clippable growth habit ideal for hedging.
Specifier notes. Specified across commercial hedging projects from boundary screens to formal clipped lines. Holds its own as a standalone feature where form and presence matter more than mass.
Site & establishment. Subtropical performer — best growth in warm, humid summers with regular rainfall.
How we supply it. Fragrance enriches courtyards, entries, and outdoor dining areas. Flowering display adds seasonal interest beyond the structural role.
Cape Nursery production. All Cape Nursery stock is grown 7 km from the Pacific Ocean, hardened to coastal sun and wind from propagation rather than acclimatised at point of sale. Specimens leave us biosecurity-traceable, and root-checked. National delivery is available; collection from Ewingsdale is welcomed Mon–Thu 7:30am–4pm.