The past two months have been weeks of tantalizing fragrance that I am afraid too few children or families have experienced. This champion of aroma I am referring to is the banana shrub. The banana ...

The past two months have been weeks of tantalizing fragrance that I am afraid not many children or families have experienced. This champion of aroma I am referring to is the banana shrub. The banana ...

The Banana Shrub (Michelia figo) is a plant that seems to be becoming more rare around local landscapes. This is a shrub, not the plant that produces bananas. In the spring it has creamy ...

If you are searching for an aromatic, exotic plant for your garden, look no further than the banana shrub (Magnolia figo). Growing up to 10 feet in height with elegant cup-shaped blooms in hues of ...

Banana shrubs, also known as magnolia fuscata, are a wonderful addition to Louisiana landscapes. They provide evergreen color and a lovely banana fragrance in the spring. There is no mistaking one, ...

SUDDENLY, the breeze carried a heady aroma of ripe bananas toward me, and I knew Jan and Ron Eaton s’ banana shrub was nearby. The glossy green shrub greets visitors to the Eatons’ Lake Shores home in ...

Q: I was surprised to see the banana shrub on your list of “10 More Indispensables” [Pacific Northwest Magazine, Sept. 10]. The “Sunset Western Garden Book” lists it for zones 6 (borderline), 9, 14-24 ...

COVID has produced a plethora of flowers including azaleas, dogwood and others blooming this spring. There are a couple of spring flowering shrubs that you may rarely find in landscapes. One flower of ...

I have recently been talking about how excited I was to have so many buds this year on my banana shrub, that it has sparked some questions. The banana shrub is Magnolia figo (when I was in college it ...

The past two months have been weeks of tantalizing fragrance that I am afraid not many children or families have experienced. This champion of aroma I am referring to is the banana shrub. The banana ...