Description | White Rose Magnolia (Magnolia x loebneri) has an increased number of petals, giving it rose-like white flowers displayed on a small tree. |
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Pronunciation | (mag-NO-li-ah)(LEEB-ner-eye) |
Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, moist, slightly acidic |
Flowers | White flowers have at least 12 tepals, creating a rose-like flower. Open from dark pink buds. |
Fruit | an aggregate of follicles |
Leaves | Bronze-green upon emergence, dark green at maturity, and yellow-bronze in the fall. |
Stems | Trunk is silvery gray, smooth, and sculptured on older trunks. |
Dimensions | 15-20 feet |
Cultivar Origin | Magnolia kobus × M. stellata |
Misc Facts | The genus Loebneri is named after Max Loebner, the original hybridizer of M. Kobus x M. stellata around 1917. |