A timeless New Zealand garden favourite, Michelia figo is a lush, evergreen shrub famous for its intoxicating spring fragrance. Often called the Banana Shrub, it produces masses of small, creamy-yellow goblet flowers edged with deep purple-burgundy that release a sweet scent reminiscent of ripe tropical fruit and port wine. With a dense, naturally tidy growth habit and glossy, rich green leaves, it is an exceptional choice for low-maintenance hedging, privacy screening, or feature pots near your entertainment areas.
Coast Palms and Cycads is surrounded by this versatile and beautifully scented hedging plant. Our very best recommendation for hedging for all sites, New Zealand wide.
A terrific and instantly impactful 35 litre grade- 6 year old trees
Mature Size: H 2.5m–3.5m x W 2m–3m (can easily be clipped lower)
Conditions: Prefers full sun to partial shade in moist, free-draining soil. Protect from heavy frosts when young. Our seven year old trees planted here at the nursery have tolerated a -5 deg celcius frost with ease.
Spacing for Hedges: Plant at 1m centres.
Pricing
Grade
Height Indication
Price
Available
Order
35 litre
100cm
$195.50
40
Grades
At Coast Palms and Cycads you will receive your plant contained in one of four different ways.
Either in a
a PB**
a plant pot
wrapped in horticultural gladwrap – usually only used for field grown specimens
in an ezylift – a woven plastic bag with handles
**PB refers to pints – 1 Pint = 600ml, as a rough guide multiply the PB number by .6 to get the volume in litres of the bag.
The number on a PB bag signifies the volume which is measured in pints of soil.
Below are some examples of how the conversion rate works..
PB 12 210mm x 185mm equivalent to 10 litres of soil
PB 18 250mm x 210mm equivalent to 12 litres of soil
Note: The height of the plant does not always correlate with bag size – it varies depending on species and the length of time the plant has been potted into a particular bag.
Height Indication
The trees are always growing so the heights change with growth.
The ‘height indication’ description is just that … an indication.
It’s mainly to give you an idea of what height the tree will be when you receive it.
We measure the height from the base of the trunk to the top of the highest leaves. We do not do a diameter spread measurement of many plants we sell except for the odd succulent or cycad.
We are currently experiencing a lot of demand for our trees so there is always pressure to put them out for sale as soon as they are bedded in the bag, this can occasionally mean they will measure smaller than the height indication shown.
