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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: 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 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 8 to 13 feet
Plant Spread: 8 to 13 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Pink to purplish
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Other: Blooms may appear sporadically throughout the summer
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Beetles

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Common names
  • Lily Magnolia
  • Tulip Magnolia
  • Mulan Magnolia
  • Mu-Lan
  • Japanese Magnolia
  • Saucer Magnolia
  • Magnolia

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Location: Houston area
Date: 2017-12-08
Unusual snow in the Houston area.
Location: Botanical Garden, Freiburg, Germany
Date: 04/01/2005
photo by JuTa via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.or

Date: 2022-03-25

Date: c. 1807
illustration [as M. purpurea] from Moriarty's 'Fifty Plates of Gr

Date: 2022-03-25
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2015-03-07
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2015-03-07
Location: Cordoba, Argentina
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