{"product_id":"fairy-cream-michelia-michelia-fairy-cream","title":"Fairy Cream Michelia - Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFairy Cream Michelia - Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft cream flowers set this michelia apart from its white and blush siblings, and the perfume is rich and sweet. \u003cem\u003eMichelia\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Fairy Cream’ is a dense, well branched evergreen hybrid that opens its flowers at the tail of winter and keeps going well into spring, each one emerging from a rust brown velvety bud in the leaf joints along the stems. Glossy dark leaves cover the plant year round, so it works as a scented hedge or a rounded feature shrub anywhere along the coast between Brisbane and Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Fairy Cream Michelia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCream Toned Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: The soft cream blooms read warmer than pure white and sit comfortably against sandstone, timber and warm rendered walls.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfume on the Air\u003c\/strong\u003e: The sweet scent carries across a courtyard on still spring evenings, which rewards planting it beside outdoor living areas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers Along the Stems\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blooms open along the full length of each branch rather than only at the tips, so the display covers the whole plant for weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull Base\u003c\/strong\u003e: Side shoots keep breaking low on the stems, so a hedge of it stays thick at knee height and never looks leggy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClips Cleanly\u003c\/strong\u003e: It takes regular trimming well, and shaping once the flowers fade lets it hold a tight hedge line without losing the following year’s display.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScented Boundary Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted down a side boundary, it screens the neighbours all year and adds a perfumed flowering season on top.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown as a single rounded shrub, it brings scent and evergreen mass to a small enclosed garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway and Path Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clipped as a hedge beside a drive or entry path, it lines the approach with scented evergreen foliage that greets arrivals.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSunny Shrub Border\u003c\/strong\u003e: Placed at the rear of a mixed bed, it gives a deep green wall for salvias, lavender and grey leaved plants to stand out against.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring, avoiding the hottest weeks of summer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Open, humus rich loam on the acid side of neutral, with no standing water after rain; lime or alkaline ground needs correcting before planting\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soak the root ball thoroughly every two or three days for the first six weeks, then once a week until the end of its second summer. Spread leaf mulch over the root zone, clear of the stems, and give a light feed of camellia food as flowering finishes.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, glossy dark green\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden hybrid of Asian michelia species\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":60207437742366,"sku":"ND-1847-400MM","price":1075.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":60207437775134,"sku":"ND-1847-90L","price":3275.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/fairy-cream-michelia-michelia-fairy-cream.jpg?v=1791513016","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/fairy-cream-michelia-michelia-fairy-cream","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}