Hello everybody, I'm for some time in the South-East of China and I want to know the scientific name of a plant in order to try finding it when I will be back home, in Europe. Or at least to know what fascinated me here. People around here told me it's a magnolia (yulan, in Chinese). It suppose it has leaves all the year because I see it has new stems right in this period. The flowering time is during April and June, the flowers are about 1 ft long and have an amazing scent of apple juice, combined with acetone. Thanks in advance. Dora http://forum.softpedia.com/uploads2/f4/foto_image_6154.jpg http://forum.softpedia.com/uploads2/3c/foto_image_6153.jpg
Many thanks, this is the one. I'm really happy. It's very difficult to bring plants from China. Hope to be able to find it somewhere in Europe or US.
You should not have much trouble finding the plant in the U.S. Some of the ones sold here in Canada are from there.
Several nurseries in Britain sell it. Including this one... http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=2934
Unfortunately, it won't be hardy in Romania - your winters get too cold for it. You would need a greenhouse to grow it.
I live in the Western part of Romania where the climate is milder. I have also some fig trees in my garden. I will try to protect it over the winter, as well as I will keep one bush indoor. Thanks four your advice. Dora
Milder, but still nothing like mild enough! It is only tolerant of temperatures down to about -8°C to at most -10°C; even in Britain's very mild oceanic climate, it can only be grown outdoors in the warmest areas like Cornwall.
I bought a specimen in 1986 from Gossler Farms Nursery (Springfield, OR) and planted it in my Seattle garden. It has proved cold-hardy and is 9 feet tall, so I believe more of us in cooler regions should try growing it outside. http://www.arthurleej.com/p-o-m-Jun02.html
