Carrie: Is it a new species or a new registered cultivar? A remote possibility of mis-labelling or new seedling? You might find out the information from the store. You might also check this web site:http://www.thoughtware.co.nz/pages/TheMicheliaSpecies2005.htm

Thank you for the link. From what I've read, M. foggii is a cross between M. figo and some other plant.

The fragrance is similar to other Michelias. It's quite complex like synthetic banana and apple blended with a deep floral heart similar to Ylang Ylang and a green camphoraceous "pine-y" undernote that can smell sometimes like "nail enamel", LOL. Anyway it's very nice. There's a terrestrial orchid (Peristeria elata) that smells very much like it too. Tried to describe the scent the best I could :0).

Mich. x foggii is a cross between m. figo and m. doltsopa. Culture should be very similar to figo, so definitely give it at least partial sun (doltsopa's a sunlover). Reports on hardiness and fragrance vary, so I'll take Serinus' description of scent, and Michael Dirr for hardiness, see the link below.

Enjoy!

Jim

Here is a link that might be useful: Hardiness info on x. foggii