Family: Magnoliaceae
Scientific Name: Magnolia x loebneri Ballerina
Common Name: Ballerina Magnolia
Description | A small to medium Magnolia with white flowers. |
Pronunciation | (mag-NO-li-ah)(LEEB-ner-eye) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist, slightly acidic |
Temperature | One of the later to bloom Loebner hybrids. |
Flowers | white with a pink to peach ting in the center |
Dimensions | 12-15 plus feet tall with a spread of 20 plus feet |
Cultivar Origin | Raised by Professor Joe McDaniel of the University of Illinois during the 1960's. |
Misc Facts | The genus loebneri is named after Max Loebner the original hybridizer of M kobus x M. stellata around 1917. |
Notes & Reference | #o1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #86-A Gardner’s Guide to Magnolias (Gardiner) |
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