Family: Magnoliaceae
Common Name: Hot Flash Magnolia
Description | A hybrid Magnolia with creamy yellow to yellow flowers. |
Pronunciation | (mag-NO-li-ah) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | (5)6 |
Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average to rich, well drained, slightly acid |
Flowers | yellow to very pale yellow or creamy white, tinge with rose to purple, upright tulip shaped |
Fruit | aggregate of follicles, dries to brown |
Stems | the pubescence buds are a good identification feature of this plant |
Dimensions | 20 plus feet tall |
Cultivar Origin | A cross between M.'Woodsman' x M.'Elizabeth' by August Kehr. |
Author's Notes | I have seen this plant in flower many times and have not yet observed the bright yellow that is illustrated by many of the photos on the web. |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #86-A Gardner’s Guide to Magnolias (Gardiner) |
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