This is a wonderful select M. sieboldii form which can grow in the hot & humid conditions of the Deep South if placed in a lightly shaded...Read More area or one that gets only morning sunlight. Much later blooming than most deciduous magnolia material in our area. A real late Spring treat.
Nodding fragrant globular flowers with a prominent ring of pink stamens, all summer. (After an initial flush, they come in ones and twos....Read More) The leaves and flowers are twice the size of the species' (the flowers up to 5" wide) and have heavier substance. This cultivar is also more vigorous than the species.
The petals tend to turn brown and hold on instead of dropping---this plant may need regular deadheading.
Best in semi-shade in moist, fertile, well-drained soil.
This is a colchicine-induced hexaploid, which means it has three times the usual amount of genetic material. The polyploidy is also responsible for the additional vigor and the larger leaves and flowers, as well as their additional substance.
Reaches 25' tall, perhaps more. Said to be hardy in Z4. Propagated by grafting, does not come true by seed. Blooms very young, often at 1' tall.
Third year in the ground after receiving a 3 ft stick originally. It really took off this year. I have had flowers since early spring, ...Read Moreone or two here or there, all summer. I have heard that as it gets bigger it flowers almost daily from spring to fall. I would die for a Southern Magnolia that could grow in MI, but this is an excellent continuous blooming and fragrant replacement for the warmth deprived.
This is a wonderful select M. sieboldii form which can grow in the hot & humid conditions of the Deep South if placed in a lightly shaded...Read More
Nodding fragrant globular flowers with a prominent ring of pink stamens, all summer. (After an initial flush, they come in ones and twos....Read More
Third year in the ground after receiving a 3 ft stick originally. It really took off this year. I have had flowers since early spring, ...Read More