Hi NZ forum, I hope someone here can help me. I have a question about a tree/shrub I saw in New Zealand. I was there in November in Christchurch's botanical garden. This is a complete long shot but have any of you been there? I did write down the name of a plant that I wanted to buy when I got back to San Francisco but it got lost in the shuffle. Here is goes, there was a bush, 6-7 feet tall, dark green rounded leaves. It stopped me in my tracks with its delicious candy sweet scent even before I spotted it. It wasnt in the fragrant plants display and I dont remember where I was when I ran into it. Anyone see/smell the same thing I did? The plant was filled with 1 inch purple flowers. Heavenly scent, I must have it but dont want to fly to NZ again to get its name. I wrote to the botanical garden but they suggest the plant was a michelia figo. Its not, I have one of those at home and the flowers on the plant I saw were completely solid purple. It was really nice of them to try to help me but still no bulls eye. Who knows, maybe I'll get lucky and one of you'll have seen the same thing. Thanks a lot guys.
Meixue
