Michelia Alba
White Champaca
Michelia is an evergreen tree in the Magnolia family - and has, in fact, been re-classified as a magnolia. Michelia have smaller leaves than Magnolia grandiflora, and more flowers, as flower-buds form in each leaf-axel, not just at the tips. Some cultivars re-bloom in Summer. Michelia 'Alba' makes and excellent specimen tree with the lime green foliage providing colour contrast in the garden and fragrant white flowers from mid-Spring through to Autumn.
Contributed by @jewljewl
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and fertile
Common name
White Champaca
Latin name
Michelia Alba
type
Flowering shrubs or trees
family
Magnoliaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
2.50 M
3.00 M
Michelia Alba
Michelia is an evergreen tree in the Magnolia family - and has, in fact, been re-classified as a magnolia. Michelia have smaller leaves than Magnolia grandiflora, and more flowers, as flower-buds form in each leaf-axel, not just at the tips. Some cultivars re-bloom in Summer. Michelia 'Alba' makes and excellent specimen tree with the lime green foliage providing colour contrast in the garden and fragrant white flowers from mid-Spring through to Autumn.
Planting Outdoors
From Mid Autumn TO Mid Spring
Before planting out dig in plenty of well rotted manure or compost into a hole that is 2 or 3 times the width of the pot but not deeper. They should be planted, spreading the roots out, so that the top roots are near the surface. Mulch over the top.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted. Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted. Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
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