General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 24 - 36 feet
Plant Spread: 20 - 30 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Flowering Tree
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Magnolia
  • Fragrant Magnolia

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2019-03-15
Magnolia 'Heaven Scent'
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2019-03-18
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2014-03-04
6 year old tree
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 2024-04-11
Magnolia 'Heaven Scent'
Photo by Henhouse

photo credit: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 2013-05-06
Magnolia 'Heaven Scent'
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2011-03-21
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 2015-04-06
Magnolia 'Heaven Scent'
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 2015-04-09
Magnolia 'Heaven Scent'
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-11-10
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-11-10
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire
Date: 2016-11-01
Location: my garden, Zone 7A, NC
Date: 2011-03-23

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