| Description | A Saucer Magnolia hybrid with dark purple tepals and white centers. |
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| Pronunciation | (mag-NO-li-ah) (suu-lan-gee-A-na) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, tolerant |
| Flowers | dark purplish-magenta tepals, white center, goblet-shaped mid-to-late April (Morton Arboretum, Isle, Illinois), |
| Dimensions | 15-20 by 15-20 feet, broad pyramidal |
| Maintenance | pruning should be done after flowering, best grown in a spot sheltered from the wind |
| Cultivar Origin | Raised by Giuseppe Manetti and named after Peter Joseph Lenne a German botanist. Introduced into the trade by A Toph of Prussia. |
| Misc Facts | The genus loebneri is named after Max Loebner the original hybridizer of M kobus x M. stellata around 1917. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this plant flower many times and it is a deep purplish-magenta colored flower. Very nice! |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #86-Magnolia A Gardener’s Guide (Jim Gardiner), #170-Morton Arboretum (www.mortonarb.org) |
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