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Rotti_one Harker Heights, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 09, 2008

I just bought a 6' Jane Magnolia.
I have another one ( white blooms ) in full sun.
The thing is in the somertime the leaves of the white Magnolia
always crisp from the hot Texas sun.
I want to do that different this time.
How much sun do they really need??
I have a corner with not much sun at all, more shady then sunny.
It would be perfect but I want blooms. Is it possible without almost no sun??
Thanks

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bettydee La Grange, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 09, 2008

When I first saw photos of M. 'Jane', I knew I had to have it until I saw the plant hardiness zones. When it first came out, the warmest zone listed was Zone 7. Since then, the zones listed seem to have moved south. I would plant it where it would get protection from the hot afternoon sun. It is going to need at least morning sunlight. It if gets too little sun, it will get leggy, sparsely leaved and probably not bloom.

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HoosierGreen Danville, IN Mar 09, 2008

Here in the Midwest, the "Little Girl" magnolias ('Ann', 'Betty', 'Jane', and 'Susan' are the most common), do fine (Zones 4, 5 and 6). Michael Dirr recommends them for those zones only. He says that "Southern growers planted fields of them and bulldozed goodly numbers. Foliage is often tattered and mildew ridden, a genetically inherited trait..." They have been grown in Zones 3 through 8, but "best reserved for Zone 4 to 6b" and "are terribly confused in the trade and it is anybody's guess as to what is being offered, regardless of name." (Dirr, Manual of Woody Landscape Plants)

That said, I would also agree that in Texas, they would benefit from afternoon shade. Good luck.

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