FRAGRANT BANANA SHRUB INSPIRATION - Magnolia 'Inspiration' - 3 - YEAR PLANT Lavishly fragrant, the large creamy porcelain white flowers of this southern Chinese, Magnolia- related beauty, promise to inspire! Unfurling from furry, milk chocolate-colored buds that form in the leaf axils, rounded blooms host overlapping petals and bold sun-kissed stamens amid lustrous leathery dark green leaves cloaked with velvet-soft brown hairs on the flip-sides 'Inspiration' is vertically oriented and shorter than the species, thus perfectly sized for a more intimate setting, especially near sheltered patios or pathways Adequate mulch and slightly acidic, moisture retentive soil maintains its alluring grandeur 3 - YEAR PLANT REACHES 8-10 FEET AT MATURITY ZONES: 7-10