Family: Magnoliaceae
Scientific Name: Magnolia x loebneri Spring Snow
Common Name: Spring Snow Magnolia
Description | A white flowering Magnolia. |
Pronunciation | (mag-NO-li-ah)(LEEB-ner-eye) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist, slightly acidic |
Flowers | white, 15 tepals |
Stems | the pubescence buds are a good identification feature of this plant |
Dimensions | 20 plus feet |
Maintenance | pruning should be done after flowering, best grown in a spot sheltered from the wind |
Cultivar Origin | JC McDaniel introduction of Urbana, Illinois (USA) |
Misc Facts | The genus loebneri is named after Max Loebner the original hybridizer of M kobus x M. stellata around 1917. |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #86-A Gardner’s Guide to Magnolias (Gardiner) |
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