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We are pleased to finally offer this deep red-flowered form of the famed "banana shrub" from Southern China, a lovely evergreen large shrub to small tree, to 10 ft or more, with shiny, slightly leathery leaves. Needs a warm, protected spot for producing a good set of intensely fragrant, banana-scented flowers. Whereas M. figo has cream-colored petals and M. figo 'Port Wine' has creamy inner petals and outer petals colored a dusky port-wine, this variety boasts flowers of deep burgundy throughout. Striking! Sun and well-drained soil with some supplemental water in summer. Frost hardy in USDA zone 8.
RED-FLOWERED BANANA SHRUB
Magnoliaceae
Description
We are pleased to finally offer this deep red-flowered form of the famed "banana shrub" from Southern China, a lovely evergreen large shrub to small tree, to 10 ft or more, with shiny, slightly leathery leaves. Needs a warm, protected spot for producing a good set of intensely fragrant, banana-scented flowers. Whereas M. figo has cream-colored petals and M. figo 'Port Wine' has creamy inner petals and outer petals colored a dusky port-wine, this variety boasts flowers of deep burgundy throughout. Striking! Sun and well-drained soil with some supplemental water in summer. Frost hardy in USDA zone 8.
RED-FLOWERED BANANA SHRUB
Magnoliaceae
