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One of the best magnolia varieties for colder climates. The flowers are up to 10-12cm across, and resemble those of M.stellata except in colour. They are usually a pale but rich purplish pink. The color is paler after cold winters, and deeper in warmer climates.
Exceptionally hardy, very floriferous, flowers from a young age. Flowers are possibly the most frost resistant of all magnolias.
Selected by J.Comber, Nymans about 1950.
Botanical name: Magnolia x loebneri "Leonard Messel".
Parentage: M.stellata "Rosea" x M.kobus.
Habit: large bush or compact tree.
Height: 4-5m.
Hardiness: USDA zone 4a.
Flowering time: March - April.
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