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Lily Magnolia

Scientific name: Magnolia liliiflora
Taxonomy
Family:Magnoliaceae
Type:Deciduous shrubs
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:5 to 8
Sun:Full sun
Plant Characteristics
Height:12 ft
Width:12 ft
Bloom:Fragrant flowers
Bloom Time:March to April
Bloom Color:Purple
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description A stunning magnolia which flowers in the late winter, bearing fragrant (cistrus perfumed), goblet shaped flowers.

  Morphology:
Lilly magnolia is a deciduous shrub that grows to a mature height and width of 12’, forming a rather sprawling, rounded plant with multiple stems. Leaves are large (8” long, and 4” wide) and elliptic-ovate in shape. During the summer the leaves are dark green on the upper surface. The underside of the leaves are fuzzy.

The reddish tinged flowers appear as the new leaves begin to open. Their color can range from pink to purplish depending upon the cultivar grown. Each pointed flower has 9 petals, with the inner ones being white.

  Adaptation:
Well adapted to most sites, and is considered drought tolerant.

  Pests:
None reported.
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