| Description | A hybrid Magnolia from "Eight Little Girl" series. |
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| Pronunciation | (mag-NO-li-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | grows best in full sun, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to rich, well drained, slightly acid |
| Flowers | red-purple flowers, white on the inside |
| Fruit | aggregate of follicles, dries to brown |
| Stems | pubescence buds are a good identification feature of this plant |
| Dimensions | 10-15 by 8-12 feet (HS), shrubby growth form |
| Maintenance | pruning should be done after flowering, best planted in a spot protected from the wind, this will help cut down on flowers being shatter by the wind |
| Cultivar Origin | A cross between M. liliiflora "Nigra" x M. stellata "Rosea". Part of the Eight Little Girls series developed by the Francis de Vos a geneticist for the US National Arboretum and continued by William Kosar a an Arboretum horticulturist. 1965 |
| Misc Facts | Genus name honors Pierre Magnol, French botanist (1638-1715). (#144) |
| Notes & Reference | #86-Magnolia A Gardener’s Guide (Jim Gardiner), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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