Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana) in the Magnolias Database

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 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 9a
Plant Height:	20 to 25 feet
Plant Spread:	25 to 30 feet
Leaves:	Deciduous
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant Blooms on old wood
Flower Color:	Bi-Color: White flushed with magenta
Flower Time:	Late winter or early spring Spring Other: can lightly rebloom thru summer
Suitable Locations:	Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses:	Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous:	Monoecious
Parentage:	Magnolia denudata x Magnolia liliiflora

Common names

Saucer Magnolia
Tulip Tree
Magnolia

Photo Gallery

Location: Fairfax, VA | March, 2023
Date: 2023-03-09

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Location: Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Southern Pines, NC (parking area)
Date: February 14, 2023
Saucer magnolia #23 nn, LHB Page 416, 74-1-6. Named for Pierre Ma

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Location: My garden
Date: April 27, 2009

Uploaded by William

Location: North Carolina US
Date: 2023-02-28 My neighbor's tree (Jane Magnolia) blooms twice a year. Just before Spring and later when all the leaves are on it.

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Date: 2017-04-15
Just as beautiful from the underside.

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Location: z5 MA, my garden
Date: 2006-04-22
30+ yrs. old.

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Location: State Capitol Park,Sacramento CA.
Date: 2022-02-10
Being moved for demolition and rebuild of Capitol annex. You can

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2014-03-07

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Location: Des Plaines, IL
Date: late April
50 year old Saucer Magnolia, just 10 days after it was covered in

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-02-22
Centerpiece - Saucer Magnolia - Magnolia x soulangiana 002

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Location: Des Plaines, IL
Date: late April
Freak snow storm in late April

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Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Date: 2023-03-17

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Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: March 7, 2024
Saucer magnolia #23 nn, LHB Page 416, 74-1-6. Named for Pierre Ma

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Location: Terrace right - mostly sun.
Date: 2010-0407

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2007-03-07

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Location: North Carolina US
Date: 2023-02-28 In my neighbor's yard
My neighbor calls this a Jane Magnolia, as do most folks here in

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Location: Downtown Russellville
Date: March 16 2021
Pretty even in cloudy weather

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Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: February 17, 2022
Saucer magnolia #23 nn; AG page 49, 2-1-?; LHB p. 416, 74-1-6, "N

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Location: Des Plaines, IL
Date: Early May
My front lawn when the Magnolia petals start to drop, this is onl

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Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2015-03-22

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Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-04-08
lots of fallen petals and more to come

Uploaded by ILPARW

Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-02-22
Saucer Magnolia - Magnolia x soulangiana 001

Uploaded by dawiz1753

Location: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville, FL
Date: 2021-03-03

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Location: London/Kent border
Date: 2012-03-12

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Location: Downtown Russellville
Date: March 16 2021
Blooms are almost over

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2013-02-11

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Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
Date: 2008-04-11
bark and trunks of mature tree

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Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Spring 2010
The fully open flower.

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Location: Terrace right - mostly sun.
Date: 2015-0430
Bountiful blooms after being hard pruned and suffering from frost

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Location: Terrace right - mostly sun.
Date: 2015-0430

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Location: Terrace right - mostly sun.
Date: 2011-0426

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Location: Terrace right - mostly sun.
Date: 2011-0430

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Location: Waynesboro MS
Date: 2005-03-26

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Location: z5 MA, my garden
Date: 2006-04-22

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Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2019-04-10
full-grown tree in bloom

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-02-22
Saucer Magnolia - Magnolia x soulangiana 002

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Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Winter 2012
The flower bud.

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Location: Lunda's garden
Date: 2017-01-26

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Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Spring 2010
Closed and partially open buds

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Location: Northern Illinois (Zone 5a)
Date: 2013-04-28

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Location: Fairfax, VA | March, 2023
Date: 2023-03-26

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Location: Terrace right - mostly sun.
Date: 2012-0319

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Location: Terrace right - mostly sun.
Date: 2009-0409

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Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2022-04-11
flowers brown & killed by strong night freeze in early April

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Location: Terrace right - mostly sun.
Date: 2013-0505
New leaves arrive as the last bloom of 2013 departs.

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Location: Terrace right - mostly sun.
Date: 2014-0723
Last bloom of 2014.

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Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-01-31
full-grown tree in winter

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Location: Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Date: summer in 1984
mature tree in summer

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Location: London!
Date: 2014-02-27
Magnolias out after the Hurricane in February?

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Location: London!
Date: 2014-02-27
Amazing after the floods in the UK. February and the blooms comin

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Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery

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Location: Linda's garden
Date: 2016-01-25

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Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Spring 2010
Almost open.

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Location: Terrace right - mostly sun.
Date: 2012-0822

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Location: Parc floral de Paris
Date: 2009-03-29
Photo courtesy of:Thesupermat

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Comments:

Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Apr 20, 2019 9:33 AM concerning plant:

This hybrid species between two Chinese magnolias is commonly planted in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast USA, offered by most conventional nurseries. Of course, it has a heavy production of the mostly pink and white tulip-like flowers; good smooth, gray bark; nice foliage of leaves about 3 to 6 inches long and sort of soft fuzzy; and large green fuzzy buds. It only develops a poor brownish-yellow fall color. It bears very little magnolia fruit of aggregate follicles with very few fertile seed. It grows about 1 to 1.5 feet/year. There are about 37 different cultivars, but I have only seen a few of 'Lennei' that has dark purple in the flower color. This hybrid species began in the garden of Soulange-Bodin at Fromont, France in the 1820's as a seed from M. denudata (Yulan Magnolia) pollinated by M. liliflora (Lily Magnolia) that are both from China.

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Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Mar 25, 2012 11:59 AM concerning plant:

Honey bees get pollen from this plant.

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Plant Events from our members
eclayne	On April 22, 2015	Bloomed
piksihk	On March 25, 2020	Cuttings took Cuttings taken- used the rooting hormone from
piksihk	On October 2, 2019	Bloomed My tree in WG backyard; very surprised to see it blooming.
piksihk	On February 18, 2019	Bloomed Mom's tree
piksihk	On February 24, 2018	Bloomed WG
piksihk	On July 16, 2016	Miscellaneous Event cuttings taken
piksihk	On June 29, 2015	Miscellaneous Event Cuttings taken
AndreA33	On April 8, 2016	Bloomed
AndreA33	On April 10, 2014	Obtained plant Lidl
WebTucker	On February 17, 2022	Bloomed
MySecretIslandGarden	On July 30, 2022	Maintenance performed New leaves look big and healthy, removed dead leaves
pinetastic	On July 2, 2023	Bloomed 2nd Bloom
pinetastic	On July 1, 2023	Maintenance performed Removed a branch infected with scale and a few scales for the next few days. Hosed the tree down with water. Have not returned yet. (Jul 17)

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