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Family: Magnoliaceae ; (Magnol-ia: bears the name of Pierre Magnol, 1638-1715, botanist of Montpellier) Leonard Messel (M. kobus var. loebneri) ; A magnificant large shrub, small tree with rose purple buds that open pale pink. Very hardy. Originated at Nymans, Sussex, UK.; …
Contributed by amazon 25.10. 2007 10:06:36 (29705 readers) |
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A rare yellow flowered magnolia! Displays elegant tapered buds that open to large, primrose yellow blooms. An upright pyramidal grower well suited for use as a single specimen. Deciduous. Flowers mid to late spring. …
Contributed by amazon 16.05. 2007 09:01:52 (22191 readers) |
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Family: Magnoliaceae ; (Magnol-ia: bears the name of Pierre Magnol, 1638-1715, botanist of Montpellier) Ann Star Magnolia (Kosar f1 hybrid) Deep purplish-red blooms appear later than most magnolias, thus are less apt to get frosted. Big, lily-like flowers often repeat during the summer. A vigorous multi-stemmed …
Contributed by amazon 26.06. 2007 13:05:44 (25642 readers) |
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What makes this tree unique is that its strong, upright growth tendancies allow it to be easily trained into a single trunked form. This allows a nice change to most saucer magnolias multi-trunked appearances. …
Contributed by amazon 16.05. 2007 09:15:56 (20876 readers) |
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Spectacular large shrub or small tree valued for its beautiful large tulip-shaped blooms, purplish-pink with white interior in late winter into early spring. Great garden specimen; use it to anchor shrub beds. Deciduous. Full sun. Moderate grower to 20 to 25 feet tall and wide, smaller as a shrub. …
Contributed by amazon 16.05. 2007 08:52:23 (40417 readers) |
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Alexandrina is a very popular variety of saucer magnolia. Thanks to the rich colour of outer petals it is rated commercially best-selling saucer magnolia. The flowers are upto 10 cm across, white inside, flushed deep pink and purple outside, with a lovely fragrance. …
Contributed by havlis 08.04. 2008 08:30:10 (56320 readers) |
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In 1955 and 1956 several crosses between Magnolia liliflora and Magnolia stellata were made at the U.S. National Arboretum by William F. Kosar and Dr. Francis de Vos. These selections bloom two-four weeks later than other spring blooming magnolias, reducing the possibility of frost damage to minimum. …
Contributed by havlis 01.02. 2010 14:19:32 (43163 readers) |
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In 1955 and 1956 several crosses between m.liliflora and m.stellata were made at the U.S. National Arboretum by William F. Kosar and Dr. Francis de Vos. These selections bloom two-four weeks later than other spring blooming magnolias, reducing the possibility of frost damage to minimum. Betty’s flowers …
Contributed by havlis 08.04. 2008 08:40:09 (40261 readers) |
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Lanarth is another breathtaking rare magnolia. It belongs to campbelli group which originated in Nepal and India. Its full name is Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata Lanarth. This one, however, comes from Yunnan Province in China, where it was raised from a seed in 1924 by a famous collector George …
Contributed by havlis 02.04. 2017 22:05:05 (14307 readers) |
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Another rare magnolia is this cross between magnolia acuminata var. subcordata “Miss Honeybee” and magnolia stellata. It gained flower shape fro stellata and colour from acuminate. Goldstar has medium sized flowers with 14 narrow petals, very similar to star-shaped magnolias. The colour is a delicate …
Contributed by havlis 27.03. 2008 16:41:39 (46726 readers) |
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This lily magnolia is a special selection from Italy, found by Mr.Giovanni and Mr.Rolando Tesi in their nursery in late 1980´s. It has deep burgundy petals on the outside with light to rich purple red inside. It belongs to the darkest purple magnolias in the market. The cup shaped flowers are borne …
Contributed by havlis 21.02. 2008 08:51:38 (35188 readers) |
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Hybridizing and crossing brings new and better varieties of magnolias that have features never seen before. Mark Jury from New Zealand continues this work that was started in 1960´s by his late father Felix. ´Atlas´ is one of his fantastic results, a cross between Magnolia Mark Jury and Magnolia x …
Contributed by havlis 20.02. 2008 09:12:39 (40297 readers) |
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Athene is a large-flowered magnolia hybrid, a cross between magnolia „Mark Jury“ and magnolia x soulangeana „Lennei Alba“. The flowers have almost white petals with deep red or purple red shades at the bottom. They are very fragrant and reach 25-30 cm across when fully opened. It is an early …
Contributed by havlis 21.03. 2015 20:37:30 (37051 readers) |
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Yulan magnolia is the most spectacular species among white flowering magnolias. The flowers are snow white and appear on bare branches in April. The bark is quite dark and offers a nice contrast to the flowers. …
Contributed by havlis 02.04. 2017 22:12:14 (15520 readers) |
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The name of this magnolia hybrid has nothing to do with the British queen. Obviously, it does not come from the UK but the USA. And story tells the following. Quite a few decades ago – in 1957 – Evamaria Sperber planted a newly hybridized seed in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. …
Contributed by havlis 19.02. 2008 08:23:02 (45833 readers) |
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Another unique jewel among magnolias is this yellow flowering hybrid. It is a cross between m.denudata and m.acuminata (cucumber magnolia). It was raised by Phil Savage in Michigan, USA, in 1988 and patented three years later. …
Contributed by havlis 19.02. 2008 08:30:51 (31751 readers) |
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