Small evergreen shrub to 3 feet tall with entirely smooth leaves and branchlets. Leathery leaves have a shiny upper surface, dull green below. Flowers in white. Native to forests at 4300 feet altitude in parts of South east Asia. Rare […]
Magnolia maingayi ( Maingayi Magnolia )
An evergreen tree or shrub 50 to 65 feet tall. Young branchlets are covered in a white or yellowish tomentum. Leaves are 8 to 10 inches long, papery and smooth. Fragrant flowers are yellowish white. Native to dense forested lands […]
Magnolia macrophylla ( Maryland Umbrella Tree )
Broadly conical, deciduous shrub or tree with oblong and slightly wavy-margined glossy mid-green leaves to 9 inches long. Bears cup-shaped, strongly fragrant white flowers to 6 inches across in late summer.
Magnolia macrophylla ( Large-Leaf Cucumber Tree )
Openly branching shrub or tree. Bark is smooth and gray-brown, with yellowish twigs. The terminal buds have a covering of fine white hairs. Large leaves are medium green and smooth with a silvery, downy underside, up to 3 feet long. […]
Magnolia macrophylla ( Bigleaf Cucumber Tree )
Introduced by Louisiana Nursery. Has larger flowers than the species. Openly branching shrub or tree with a rather coarse texture. Should be grown in a large garden. Bark is smooth and gray-brown, with yellowish twigs. The terminal buds have a […]
Magnolia macklottii ( Macklottii Magnolia )
A large evergreen tree, reaching about 65 feet tall. Leaves are 8 to 10 inches long and papery, smooth above, furred below. Flowers are a creamy yellow. Native to evergreen forests at 5000 feet in Sumatra and Java. It is […]
Magnolia loebneri ( Loebner Magnolia )
This flowering shrub matures to a height of about 30 feet tall with a width that is slightly less, yeilding an overall, rounded form. Fragrant flowers open anywhere from March to April and are reportedly some of the prettiest of […]
Magnolia lobneri ( Merrill Magnolia )
This flowering shrub matures to a height of about 30 feet tall with a width that is slightly less, yeilding an overall, rounded form. Fragrant flowers open anywhere from March to April and are reportedly some of the prettiest of […]
Magnolia lobneri ( Ballerina Magnolia )
This flowering shrub matures to a height of about 30 feet tall with a width that is slightly less, yeilding an overall, rounded form. Fragrant flowers open anywhere from March to April and are reportedly some of the prettiest of […]
Magnolia liliiflora ( Lily Magnolia )
This 8′ to 12′ shrub has a rounded form and April to early May flowers which is cup-like and lavender. A parent plant for many hybrids, it is unfortunate that the foliage just has a hard time looking nice for […]