| Description | Magnolia Betty produces red purple flowers with white on the inside. A hybrid Magnolia from "Eight Little Girl" series. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | grows best in full sun, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average to moist, not dry |
| Soil & Site | average to rich, well drained, slightly acid |
| Flowers | 8 inches wide, 12-19 tepals, late blooming |
| Fruit | aggregate of follicles fruit, dries to brown |
| Stems | the terminal pubescence buds are a good identification feature of this plant |
| Dimensions | shrubby, 10-15 feet tall with a spread of 8-15 |
| Maintenance | pruning should be done after flowering, best grown in a spot sheltered from the wind |
| Cultivar Origin | One of the plants in the 'Little Girl' series, which are hybrids of M. liliflora 'Nigra' and M. stellata 'Rosea'. (National Arboretum, USA) |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #86-A Gardner’s Guide to Magnolias (Gardiner)) |
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