Family: Magnoliaceae
Common Name: Hot Flash Magnolia
| Description | A hybrid Magnolia with creamy yellow to yellow flowers. |
| Pronunciation | (mag-NO-li-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (5)6 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average to rich, well drained, slightly acid |
| Flowers | yellow to very pale yellow or creamy white, tinge with rose to purple, upright tulip shaped |
| Fruit | aggregate of follicles, dries to brown |
| Stems | the pubescence buds are a good identification feature of this plant |
| Dimensions | 20 plus feet tall |
| Cultivar Origin | A cross between M.'Woodsman' x M.'Elizabeth' by August Kehr. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this plant in flower many times and have not yet observed the bright yellow that is illustrated by many of the photos on the web. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #86-A Gardner’s Guide to Magnolias (Gardiner) |
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