| Description | A compact Magnolia with powder puff shaped flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (mag-NO-li-a)(LEEB-ner-eye) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| 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 | 18-25 tepals that come out at all angles giving the appearance of powder puffs |
| Leaves | alternate, simple and narrow obovate. |
| Dimensions | small tree |
| Maintenance | pruning should be done after flowering, best grown in a spot sheltered from the wind |
| Cultivar Origin | The genus is named after Max Loebner a garden inspector at the Botanic Gardens in Bonn. He made the first crosses to establish the M. x loebneri hybrids. Powder Puff is a selected seedling from a batch of M. loebneri "Ballerina" seedlings |
| Misc Facts | The genus loebneri is named after Max Loebner the original hybridizer of M kobus x M. stellata around 1917. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #86-A Gardner’s Guide to Magnolias (Gardiner) |
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