Nattu Senbagam Plant (Champak / Michelia)

The Senbagam plant, also known as Champak (Michelia champaca), is a highly valued traditional flowering tree famous for its strong, sweet fragrance and elegant yellow–orange flowers. Widely grown in South India near homes, temples, and large gardens, Senbagam is cherished for both its beauty and cultural importance.

This plant grows into a small to medium-sized tree and is best suited for open ground planting where it has space to develop.

Plant Highlights

• Highly fragrant traditional Senbagam flowers

• Healthy, nursery-grown live sapling

• Evergreen tree with glossy green leaves

• Ideal for home gardens, temples & landscapes

• Long-living and ornamental flowering tree

Growing Requirements

• Sunlight: Full sunlight to partial shade

• Watering: Moderate watering; regular during early growth

• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil rich in organic matter

Care Tips

• Requires open space to grow as a tree

• Water regularly in the initial years

• Minimal pruning once established

Why Grow Senbagam?

• One of the most fragrant traditional flowers

• Adds elegance and aroma to garden spaces

• Grows well in Indian climatic conditions

• Ideal for traditional, temple, and landscape gardens

What You Will Receive

• 1 healthy Senbagam live plant / sapling

• Plant size and age may vary depending on season and availability

• Flowering begins after the plant matures