6141 Sunset Lake Road, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
919-552-8286
sales@adcocksnursery.com
919-552-8286
sales@adcocksnursery.com
Grows 10-15' ht x 6-8' sp
Pinkish/ruby, banana scented blooms emerge in the late spring on this evergreen shrub. Also blooms intermittently through the summer.
Will grow in full sun to part shade.
Use as a specimen or as a hedge.
Also known as Michelia
Deer resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
This native sweetshrub has the typical green leaves on this 8' tall x 8' wide, slowly-suckering, deer-resistant deciduous shrub have been replaced by ones with dark purple pigment, which holds well through the summer heat. In early spring, the plants are adorned with fragrant, burgundy-colored axillary flowers. (Information from Plant Delights Nursery)
20-30' at maturity, 20-30' canopy span
Forest understory tree with orange-red fall color and grey bark