Hey, Butterfly.

Michelia champaca!

-Robert

Thank you so much Robert.
I couldn't remember it.
I want to buy a plant, I tried 2 years to grow from seeds and I couldn't get them to grow.
Thanks again.

You're welcome!
I've read that grafted trees bloom before seed grown ones.

-Robert

Becareful about buying seeds. I believe most seed sources are not that fresh as claim. And any magnolia champaca seed that has been in storage for more than a couple of mounths are not likely to be viable. I've tried several times to grow them from seed ordered but none germinated. However, fresh seeds I got from Thailand of another Magnolia species germinated readily after a month or two.

Magnolia champaca is a species composed of many strains or varieties. The flower color can come in many shades of orange-yellow. Some are large timber trees while some can be dwarf and bloom at just 3 feet. But that dwarf strain is probably not available in the USA yet. I've been trying to get a hold but its difficult to obtain.

Gardino's (a.k.a. rareflora.com) sells champaca seedlings; They're very reputable.

Here is a link that might be useful: Gardino Nursery

i would stay away from seeding! Michelia Champaca can take between 8-10years from seed to flower

This post was edited by fragrant2008 on Sun, Jun 30, 13 at 14:38