Magnolia figo
Port wine magnolia, Banana shrub, Michelia figo, Michelia figo var. figo
Magnolia Magnolia
M. figo - M. figo is a tender, bushy, rounded, evergreen shrub with elliptic, oblong, or oval, glossy, dark green leaves, paler beneath, and, from spring into summer, woolly brown bracts opening to fragrant, cup-shaped, cream to yellow-green flowers with red-flushed petal margins.
Magnolia figo is: Evergreen
Flowers are banana-scented.
Rounded, Bushy
Yellow-green, Cream, Flushed red in Spring
Dark-green in All seasons
Scale insects , Glasshouse red spider mite Scale insects , Glasshouse red spider mite
Pruning group 1.
Softwood cuttings, Semi-ripe cuttings, Seed
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Magnolia figo (Port wine magnolia) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3.5m after 20-50 Years.
Wallside and trellises, Specimen tree, Greenhouse, Conservatory, City, Beds and borders, Woodland
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in with added bark in full light with shade from hot sun. Water moderately & feed monthly in growth; water sparingly in winter. In frost-free areas, grow in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in sun with midday shade or in partial shade. Needs shelter from cold, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Magnolia figo
Port wine magnolia, Banana shrub, Michelia figo, Michelia figo var. figo
Magnolia Magnolia
M. figo - M. figo is a tender, bushy, rounded, evergreen shrub with elliptic, oblong, or oval, glossy, dark green leaves, paler beneath, and, from spring into summer, woolly brown bracts opening to fragrant, cup-shaped, cream to yellow-green flowers with red-flushed petal margins.
China
Evergreen
Flowers are banana-scented.
Rounded, Bushy
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Yellow-green, Cream, Flushed red in Spring
Dark-green in All seasons
Scale insects , Glasshouse red spider mite
Pruning group 1.
Softwood cuttings, Semi-ripe cuttings, Seed
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Magnolia figo (Port wine magnolia) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3.5m after 20-50 Years.
Wallside and trellises, Specimen tree, Greenhouse, Conservatory, City, Beds and borders, Woodland
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in with added bark in full light with shade from hot sun. Water moderately & feed monthly in growth; water sparingly in winter. In frost-free areas, grow in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in sun with midday shade or in partial shade. Needs shelter from cold, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
Magnolia figo (Port wine magnolia)
Japanese long scale; Japanese maple scale; Long scale; Japanese; Pear white scale
Lopholeucaspis japonica
Insect
Absent
2
4
Regulated only on Citrus at present; regulation on other hosts needs to be considered. Only likely to be a pest under glass in UK.
Magnolia figo (Port wine magnolia)
Phytophthora kernoviae
Oomycete
Present (Limited)
2
4
Pathogen of certain tree and shrub species; subject to a containment strategy the UK.
Magnolia figo (Port wine magnolia)
Black timber bark beetle; Smaller alnus bark beetle; tea root borer
Xylosandrus germanus
Insect
Present (Limited)
4
3
Ambrosia beetle affecting a wide range of trees and woody hosts. Widespread in Europe and elsewhere and now present in the south of England. Impacts can be reduced by good silvicultural practices. Surveillance is being carried out to better determine distribution.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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Soil types: | Clay, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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