Gardening

Port wine Magnolias

Jan 15 10:18am

Michelia figo, better known as the port wine magnolia, is a plant you smell before you see. The small flowers are purple on the outside, paler within, and exude a wonderful fruity perfume which is reminiscent of port wine to some and banana to others! As a shrub, it's also one of the best evergreen screening plants around. Grow it as a hedge in sun or shade.

Source:Better Homes and Gardens magazine, September 2006

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1. rosenarsngba - Aug 09 11:37pm

i love port wine magnolias they are everything you say . is there a way to propergate them by seed orcuttings. thanks shirley ejsr@bigpond.com

2. venettacross - Sep 26 02:06pm

my port wine magnolia leaves have started to go yellow with brown spots on them. it is only abuot 8-10 months old. could u please tell me why it is going like that. thankyou venetta cross . email adress svcross@bigpond.com

3. john.e.lathrop@sbcglobal.net - Oct 01 05:57pm

Do port wine magnolias only give off perfume in the afternoon? That's what mine appear to do, you can't pick up a scent in the mornings.thanks marg1@aapt.net.au