Michelia Maudaie - Fantastic Plant!!
bmason
18 years ago
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I have not posted here for some time but I just had to let my fellow fragrant plant fans know about Michelia Maudaie.
This is the second year in a row this small tree has knocked me out. It is an evergreen tree that at maturity is supposed to grow to 25'. I bought mine two years ago and it was about 3' high, it is now about 10'. It is in a half day of full sun in the morning and very moist and very organic soil.
It is beautiful just on its own as a nice sized evergreen tree (leaves are similar to Magnolia Grandiflora in shape but smaller and lighter in color) the The leaves are bluish green but the real great thing about this plant is the flowers which for the second year in a row have all but covered the tree. The flowers form along the entire branch (unlike magnolia that form at the end). It is in bloom right now (March/April)which is nice as not much else is out except for Daphne Odora and Camellias and Rhodos. The flower color is pure white, the scent is fantastic, fresh but not too sweet. It is my favorite along with Magnolia, Plumeria and Daphne Odora. It will waft but I don't consider it a strong wafter like Daphne Odora.
Like many Michelia it lost many leaves when I initially planted it but and made a slow recovery first season. It has lived completely unprotected in North Vancouver and my last two winters temperature minimums were -11.3C and -7.2C - NO DAMAGE AT ALL. We also have very wet winters here and many plants succumb to rot, not this one.
Piroche Plants out of Pitt Meadows BC brought them over from China. I don't recommend many plants but I will stand up for this one. I hope that any of you that do find it have the same success I have had.
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