Melinda Myers

Saucer Magnolia

Botanical Name

Magnolia x soulangeana

Hardiness

Zones 4 to 9

Height

20 to 30 feet

Width

20 to 30 feet

Flowers

Spring: white, pink, purple; often frost damaged

Fruit

Aggregate of follicals, lumpy pink structure breaks open to show orange seeds

Fall Color

Yellow-brown

Light

Full sun to light shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic

Planting & Care

• Transplant as balled and burlap or container
• Needs good drainage
• Plant in locations that are not prone to late spring frosts

Problems

Scale, sooty mold, frost damage to flowers

Varieties

• Verbanica - blooms later than the species, flowers are rose outside and lighter inside, 25'