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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 10 to 15 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Reddish-purple with white interior.
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Flowering Tree
Resistances: Pollution
Parentage: Nigra x Rosea

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Common names
  • Magnolia

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Location: Odenton Maryland
Date: 2018-04-13
Location: Odenton Maryland
Date: April 13, 2018
Location: Odenton Maryland
Date: 2018-04-10
First year to bloom
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015 04-09
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-04-21
Comments:
  • Posted by plantrob (Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Apr 21, 2015 8:40 PM concerning plant:
    Of all the magnolias we grow, this is the only one that reblooms, not as abundantly as in early spring, but new flowers appear throughout the summer.
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