This small hybrid tree has upright branching with green-grey bark and forms a rounded crown. It has glossy mid-green oval leaves and the fragrant cup-shaped white flowers appear from spring to summer. 

Hardiness zones 9 to 11 

Michelia x alba is a hybrid of garden origin and prefers fertile moist, well-drained loam in a protected sunny position. It is frost and drought tender. 

This tree is grown for its flowers and is used in parks and gardens as a specimen or in shrub borders for screening. It is planted in gardens for its fragrant flowers and is suitable for coastal and inland regions. It establishing in 2 to 4 years and is grown in tropical settings. In cold climates it is an excellent glasshouse specimen for cool climates. ID 1045

Michelia (mee-SHEL-ee-a) x alba (AL-bah)

Magnoliaceae (mag-NOL-ee-AY-see-ee)