Object Details
- Description
- Known as the saucer magnolia, this commonly grown deciduous magnolia hybrid was first crossed in the early 1800s by Chevalier Etienne Soulange-Bodin. It blooms beautifully in early spring before its leaves come in, presenting a display of pink flowers with white interiors covering dark branches. This magnolia can also have another, sporadic bloom in the fall, although these flowers are typically less vibrant.
- Hardiness
- -30 - 30 F
- Bloom Time
- Mid- to late April
- Parentage
- M.denudata x M. liliiflora
- Provenance
- Uncertain
- Accession Number
- 2011-0545A
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Life Form
- Deciduous tree
- Average Height
- 20-30'
- Bark Characteristics
- Smooth, silver-gray
- Bloom Characteristics
- White, pink, or purple cup-like blossoms which appear before leaves.
- Fall Color
- Yellow
- Foliage Characteristics
- New leaves reddish, but mature to green.Leaves are simple, alternate, have entire margines, and oblong shaped with a pointed tip. 4-8" long.
- Fruit Characteristics
- Some 1-4" long cones produced. For those that do produce cones, they may split to reveal red-orange fruit. Matures from August-September.
- Key ID Characteristics
- Bark; saucer-shaped flowers; multi-trunked or wit low main branches; hairs on flower buds are dense and short
- Structure
- Round
- Range
- Cultivated
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
- On Display
- Enid A. Haupt Garden
- Common Name
- Saucer Magnolia
- Chinese Magnolia
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Magnolianae
- Order
- Magnoliales
- Family
- Magnoliaceae
- Genus
- Magnolia
- Species
- × soulangeana
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Trees
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2011-0545A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax77c5e2376-733b-4abd-8878-a908e1d10d7e
