Description:
Magnolia is a large plant family of about 210
flowering plant species. Magnolias make an ideal specimen or accent
tree. A stand-out when blooming against needled evergreens or darker
buildings! They characteristically have showy, fragrant flowers
that are white, pink, purple, green, or yellow. The flowers are followed by
showy red or pink fruits displaying red, orange, or pink seeds, each of
which hangs from the fruit by a thread-like strand.
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Botanical Name: |
Magnolia |
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Common Name: |
Magnolia, Sweet Bay Magnolia,
Laurel Magnolia, Southern Magnolia, Star Magnolia |
| Type: |
Deciduous or Evergreen Tree
or Large Shrub |
| Soil
Preference: |
Grows best in a sunny
location in rich, moist, well-drained soil. Growth will be thin and
leggy in a shaded spot but can be grown in light shade. Dislikes dry
soils. |
| Light
Requirements: |
Full Sun to Light Shade |
| Attributes: |
Showy flowers, early spring
flowers |
| Pests: |
Scale, borers, weevils |
| Diseases: |
Leaf spot, blight, scab, mildew, canker,
verticillium wilt |
| Care: |
Fertilize with Holly-tone in early spring and
again following our water & fertilizer schedule. Planting Instructions:
Trees & Shrubs
Water & Fertilizer Schedule |
| Varieties: |
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Magnolia x 'Betty'
Betty Magnolia
zones
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| Description:
More upright than 'Ann' with deep purple flowers in spring. |
| Bloom Color: |
Deep purple |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
10' |
| Spread: |
8' |
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Magnolia x 'Butterflies'
Butterflies Magnolia
zones
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| Description:
Abundant 4-5 inch rich yellow double flowers each with 10-15 petals, are
held upright like butterflies on the branches. Very hardy. |
| Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
15' |
| Spread: |
10' |
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Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue'
Edith Bogue Southern Magnolia
zones
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 Description:
Fragrant white flowers from May to June on this very hardy evergreen type.
Excellent tight pyramidal habit with lustrous dark green foliage. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
May-June |
| Foliage Color: |
Dark Green |
| Height: |
30' |
| Spread: |
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Magnolia x 'Elizabeth'
Elizabeth Magnolia
zones
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| Description:
In late April to early May, elegant pointed buds open to clear primrose
yellow flowers that fade to dark cream and have the slight fragrance of a
good musk perfume. |
| Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
15-20' |
| Spread: |
15-25' |
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Magnolia x 'Galaxy'
Galaxy Magnolia
zones
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| Description:
Galaxy opens a little later in spring than other types with large,
reddish-purple flowers. A good tree form with a strong central leader. |
| Bloom Color: |
Red-purple |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
25' |
| Spread: |
15' |
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Magnolia hypoleuca
Whitebark Magnolia
zones
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 Description:
Pale yellow flowers in spring on this pyramidal to rounded form. The yellow
petals fall to the ground revealing red fruits. Be sure to locate this
tree properly, taking into account the ultimate size as it looks best if
kept unpruned. |
| Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
40-50' |
| Spread: |
35-40' |
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Magnolia x 'Jane'
Jane Magnolia
zones
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| Description:
Fragrant reddish-purple flowers, darker on the undersides of the petals,
smother the stems before the leaves emerge and intermittently through fall.
Later blooming and thus avoids frost damage to the flower buds. A
striking specimen when in bloom. |
| Bloom Color: |
Red-purple |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
10-15' |
| Spread: |
8-10' |
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Magnolia loebneri 'Merill'
Merill Magnolia
zones
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 Description:
A fragrant and very showy white flowering Magnolia. A dense and
low-branched form. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
12-15' |
| Spread: |
12-15' |
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Magnolia stellata
Star Magnolia
zones
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| Description:
Striking in late winter or early spring with its large fragrant, double
white flowers appearing before the foliage. Open-branched, multi-trunked
large shrub or small tree. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
15-20' |
| Spread: |
10-15' |
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Magnolia stellata 'Centennial'
Centennial Star Magnolia
zones
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| Description:
Very large, highly fragrant white flowers open from pink flushed buds on
bare stems in spring. Smaller and more compact than other Magnolias;
more upright and bushier than stellata. Also blooms 1-2 weeks later
than other Star Magnolias. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
15-20' |
| Spread: |
10-15' |
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Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star'
Royal Star Magnolia
zones
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Description: A slow growing, rounded form with white
spring flowers. Grows best with mulch spread out to the edge of the
canopy to eliminate competition from turf and ground covers. |
| Bloom
Color: |
White |
| Bloom
Time: |
Spring |
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Foliage Color: |
Green |
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Height: |
8-10' |
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Spread: |
6-8' |
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Magnolia
stellata 'Waterlily'
Waterlily Star Magnolia
zones
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| Description:
Pink flushed buds, very large, highly fragrant white blossoms on bare stems.
Smaller and more compact than other Magnolias. Blooms 1-2 weeks later
than other Star Magnolias. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
15-20' |
| Spread: |
10-15' |
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Magnolia x soulangiana
Saucer Magnolia
zones
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| Description:
This large growing Magnolia has tulip-shaped white and pink blooms that
number in the hundreds! An easy to grow tree in ordinary, well-drained
soil. |
| Bloom Color: |
White & Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
20-25' |
| Spread: |
20-25' |
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Magnolia soulangiana 'Alexandrina'
Alexandrina Saucer Magnolia
zones
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| Description:
Flowers flushed rose-purple outside, inside of petals pure white. One
of the larger and earlier flowering varieties. Sporadic blooms thru
summer. Green, glossy foliage. |
| Bloom Color: |
Rosy Purple |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
10-12' |
| Spread: |
10' |
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Magnolia virginiana
Laurel Magnolia, Sweet Bay Magnolia
zones
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 Description:
White fragrant flowers with yellow centers on-and-off all summer.
Flowers resemble Gardenia blooms. |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
All Summer |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
20' |
| Spread: |
15-25' |
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Magnolia x 'Yellow Bird'
Yellow Bird Magnolia
zones
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 Description:
Tulip-like canary
yellow flowers bloom in spring on this upright, pyramidal form. Fast
grower. |
| Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
| Bloom Time: |
Spring |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Height: |
40' |
| Spread: |
25' |
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