A small evergreen tree with beautiful large white scented flowers. The large blue-green leaves make a lovely colour contrast in the garden. An excellent small specimen tree or background screening.

Origin: China

Beautiful perfumed creamy-white mid sized flowers en mass , the petal tips literally with a Touch of Pink. A small to medium tree somewhat upright-pyramidal. One of several Michelia doltsopa x Michelia Figo hybrids with larger prettier flowers than most hybrids.

An attractive large evergreen tree, popular for its fragrance and oil. In South East Asia it is said to bring good luck and is highly revered for ceremonies and as garden plant. Produces magnificent highly perfumed spidery cream coloured flowers from spring to autumn.
Origin: Asia

 ( syn magnolia x Starbright )

Masses of large perfumed white blooms and the buds have gold-copper boss. Note this is a fast growing tree and improves with age as it grows into a handsome evergreen. Young plants are a bit rangy and the short wait into handsome large shrub-small tree is more than worthwhile.

Starbright is a hybrid @ Yamina Rare Plants from Michelia doltsopa x Michelia laevifolia ( yunnanensis ). Arnold Teese received Michelia yunnanensis from the Director at Shanghai Botanical Gardens Mr Wang Dajun and this new hybrid is a cross with this and Michelia doltsopa that he promoted in the 1970s.

Another Michelia yunnanensis form ( sold as Michelia yunnanensis Scented Pearl ) was introduced as Michelia gracipes a species from same source by Arnold Teese, it has more compact habit and the flower buds are covered in felty copper- brown. We have subsequently introduced many other Michelia species maudiae, Michelia maclurei var sublaena, Michelia compressa, and related genera including manglietia insignis, manglietia chingi and Manglietia yunnanensis , talauma and other magnoliaceae.

The use of popular names is fine , although we must be careful to include accurate botanical reference to separate different species and hybrids. This cultivar “Starbright” is literally dripping in large perfumed flowers.

A sturdy evergreen tree with large glossy leaves and cream/yellow flowers. Plant this one for its fragrance. Commonly referred to as Port Wine Magnolia due to its scent. A great feature tree for a small garden. 

Origin: Asia

Magnolia yunnanensis Scented Pearl which is barely perfumed ( not our name ) nonetheless a good evergreen hedge plant with lots of small white flowers. ( syn Michelia yunnanensis Scented Pearl imported by Arnold Teese from Shanghai Botanical Garden China as Michelia grassipes )