| White Champaca | |
| Michelia alba | |
| a.k.a. White Sandalwood |
Beautiful subtropical tree with gorgeous and deeply fragrant flowers.
Description: Medium sized tree to 40ft, but outside of its native range usually does
not exceed 20-25ft.
Flowers can bloom off an on throughout the year,
with many tree flowering all 12 months.
Hardiness: It is subtropical to tropical and will stand brief
frosts, but is best kept container bound in cooler, frost prone areas.
Growing Environment: Grow in full sun. Keep regularly watered.
Propagation: Grafting
and seeds.
Uses: Grown for its exotic and beautifully fragrant flowers esteemed in China and around the world. The flower extract is though to be a primary ingredient in a few of the worlds most expensive perfumes.
Native Range: Native to the Yunan province of China, but has spread and is widely cultivated throughout southeast Asia.