White flower with firm tepals, drooping only as the blooms fade. An open pollinated seedling of ‘Ballerina’. Registered 1988. Large shrubs or small trees, with pink or white flowers, 11-16 narrow tepals. It is a hybrid that is not found […]
Magnolia kobus ( Water Lily Star Magnolia )
Large white flowers, numerous tepals. Listed by Hillier Nurseries, England, 1972. 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 smooth and dark green […]
Magnolia kobus ( Super Star Kobus Magnolia )
White flowers, 4-6 inches across, with narrow tepals. A fast growing tree with a rounded canopy. 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. […]
Magnolia kobus ( Spring Snow Kobus Magnolia )
Pure white flowers, fragrant 15-20 tepals. Somewhat later blooming, with buds that seem to tolerate a degree of cold better than others. Growth habit is rounded, to 30 feet tall. Produces seed easily. Selected 1970. Large shrubs or small trees, […]
Magnolia kobus ( Snowdrift Kobus Magnolia )
Flowers have 12 tepals and leaves are larger than average. One of the original seedlings grown by Hillier and Sons, Winchester, England. Large shrubs or small trees, with pink or white flowers, 11-16 narrow tepals. It is a hybrid that […]
Magnolia kobus ( Rubra Star Magnolia )
Deep rose to almost red flowers on a small tree. Darker than ‘Rosea’. Introduced from 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 hairs. Leaves […]
Magnolia kobus ( Rosea Star Magnolia )
Pink buds open into pink blooms that fade to white. Remains a small shrub. Cultivated since 1899. 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. […]
Magnolia kobus ( Red Star Magnolia )
Dark purplish red blooms, white inside, 3-5 inches across. Registered 1946. 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 smooth and dark green […]
Magnolia kobus ( Powder Puff Kobus Magnolia )
White flowers with upright tepals, resemble a powder puff. Derived from a seedling of ‘Ballerina’, registered 1990. Large shrubs or small trees, with pink or white flowers, 11-16 narrow tepals. It is a hybrid that is not found in the […]
Magnolia kobus ( Norman Gould Kobus Magnolia )
A colchicine induced polyploid. Very compact with larger flowers and puckered leaves. Grown at the Royal Horticultural Society at Wisley. Deciduous trees or shrubs, with rough brown or silvery gray bark. Twigs are greeny-yellow. Terminal buds are covered with silvery […]
