Flowers almost identical to M. kobus var.stellata ‘Rosea’, from which it is a seedling. Develops as a large shrub or small tree. Registered 1968. Large shrubs or small trees, with pink or white flowers, 11-16 narrow tepals. It is a […]
Magnolia kobus ( Merrill Kobus Magnolia )
Large white flowers, 15 tepals. Blooms at an early age. Can reach 30 feet with low branches and good form. Registered 1952. Large shrubs or small trees, with pink or white flowers, 11-16 narrow tepals. It is a hybrid that […]
Magnolia kobus ( Leonard Messel Kobus Magnolia )
Dark purple buds opening to purple blooms with white interiors. Flowers are fairly frost resistant. Registered 1955. 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 ( King Rose Star Magnolia )
Pink buds open to pale pink flowers, interior almost white. 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 with […]
Magnolia kobus ( Keiskei Star Magnolia )
A shrubby growth habit, smaller purplish flowers. Has been long cultivated in Japan. Similar to ‘Rubra’. 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 ( Janaki Ammal Kobus Magnolia )
A colchicine induced polyploid form, originating at the Royal Horticultural Society Garden at Wisley. Some consider it a cultivar of M. kobus var. stellata. Deciduous trees or shrubs, reaching 80 feet tall with rough brown or silvery gray bark. Twigs […]
Magnolia kobus ( George Henry Kern Star Magnolia )
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 with paler green undersides. The white flowers are fragrant tinged with […]
Magnolia kobus ( Encore Kobus Magnolia )
White blooms with pink at the base, 18-25 tepals. A compact growth habit, with flowering over an extended period of time. Selected from ‘Ballerina’ seedlings, 1991. Large shrubs or small trees, with pink or white flowers, 11-16 narrow tepals. It […]
Magnolia kobus ( Dr. Massey Star Magnolia )
Pink flower buds open to white flowers. 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 with paler green undersides. […]
Magnolia kobus ( Dawn Star Magnolia )
Pale pink flowers with over 30 tepals. Selected in 1975. 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 with […]