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Bulletproof landscape plants. Not all plants are equal. Many require the soil and climate (amongst other things) to be 'just right'. The plants described in this article are the ones that deserve the title of 'bulletproof' and are a good starting point for an easy-care garden.
Angus's Top Gum Trees for Gardens. Angus Stewart's list of the best gum trees (Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora) for Australian gardens.
Top ten native plants. Native plant specialist Angus Stewart's top ten native Australian plants.
Selecting plants for your garden. This article describes how you can best select plants for your garden.
Plant description
Magnolia dianica is an attractive large evergreen shrub that has delightfully perfumed white or cream flowers that cover the plant in spring. It will also spot flower in autumn. It has attractive green foliage, and some cultivars also have contrasting beautiful brown velvet hairs on the flower buds and leaf undersides. Even when not in flower, it forms a nice foliage shrub, and the foliage can be used in cut flower arrangements. It can be clipped to form a hedge, or left to grow naturally into a loose, open shrub. It can be container grown as well, where it can be moved to enjoy the lovely perfume. The flowers are highly attractive to harmless native bees.
It does best in an acidic, well drained moist soil. It can withstand light frosts. Fertilise and water regularly to encourage good growth and flowering. It grows well in a full sun to partly shaded position, and will flower equally well in both. It is troubled by very few pests and diseases.
Magnolia dianica was formerly known as Michelia yunnanensis, but has now been reclassified as a magnolia, subsection michelia.
Further reading: Hedges and
Pruning a hedge in 7 steps (articles written by horticulturalist Angus Stewart).
Additional plant information
Flowers
Flower colour: white, cream
Flowering season: spring autumn
Scent
The flowers are highly perfumed, sweet scented with citrus notes
Plant size
Maximum height: 5 metres
Minimum height: 2 metres
Maximum width: not specified
Minimum width: not specified
Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance
Will tolerate partial sunlight.
Medium frost tolerance.
Plant is not salt tolerant.
Fauna attracting?
Yes. Attracts: Native bees.
Climate
This plant species will grow in the following climates: cool, temperate, subtropical.
Soil types & conditions
Loam: moist, well-drained.
Clay: well-drained.
Sand: moist.
Pests
Scale
Miscellaneous information
Planting season: Any.
Types of fertiliser: not specified.
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