Magnolia kobus ( Jane Platt Star Magnolia )

Lighter pink than ‘Rosea’, 20-30 tepals. Selected from the garden of Jane Platt, Portland, Oregon. Deciduous shrubs, reaching 5-15 feet tall with rough brown or silvery gray bark. Twigs are greeny-yellow. Terminal buds are covered with silvery hairs. Leaves are […]

Magnolia kobus ( Green Star Star Magnolia )

Pure white flowers, with a line of yellowish green when first opened. Hard to find in nurseries. Found growing at the University of Tennessee, in Knoxville, Tennessee, named in 1962. Deciduous shrubs, reaching 5-15 feet tall with rough brown or […]

Magnolia kobus ( Fastigiata Kobus Magnolia )

Dwarf form with fastigiate growth habit, introduced in 1925, by Hakoneya Nursery, Japan. Deciduous trees or shrubs, with rough brown or silvery gray bark. Twigs are greeny-yellow. Terminal buds are covered with silvery hairs. Leaves are smooth and dark green […]

Magnolia kobus ( Dr. Van Fleet Kobus Magnolia )

Upright tree with pink flowers. Registered in 1967. Large shrubs or small trees, with pink or white flowers, 11-16 narrow tepals. It is a hybrid that is not found in the wild. Introduced into cultivation 1923 by Loebner. Flower color […]

Magnolia kobus ( Donna Kobus Magnolia )

White flowers, 8 inches across, opening flat, blooming in May. Large shrubs or small trees, with pink or white flowers, 11-16 narrow tepals. It is a hybrid that is not found in the wild. Introduced into cultivation 1923 by Loebner. […]

Magnolia kobus ( Chrysanthemumiflora Star Magnolia )

Clear pink flowers with over 30 tepals, a seedling of ‘Rubra’. Selected by Wada of Hakoneya Nurseries, Japan. Deciduous shrubs, reaching 5-15 feet tall with rough brown or silvery gray bark. Twigs are greeny-yellow. Terminal buds are covered with silvery […]

Magnolia hypoleuca ( Ho-no-ki )

White flowers with a pink flush at the base. Offered in 1989 by Otto Eisenhut, Switzerland. Vigorous, deciduous rounded tree, can reach 50-80 feet tall. Large 7-9 inch wide, white or cream flowers with a pink flush, and crimson stamens. […]

Magnolia henryii ( Henry’s Magnolia )

Small, evergreen tree 20-50 feet tall. Young branches have fine hairs, become smooth with age. Leaves are oblong, 8-25 inches long and leathery, with prominent veins. It has very fragrant white flowers and cylindrical fruits. Native to forests of Yunnan, […]