Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Magnolia "Ruth"

Photo: Roy A. Edwards. Licensed under a CC BY 3.0 New Zealand
"Ruth" is a good try to get magnolia "Lanarth" like flowers on a more hardy tree. This hybrid produces classical large, cup-and-saucer shaped, rosy purple flowers and has a much longer flowering season than "Lanarth".
Floriferous, blooms from the young age. Bred and selected by Ian Baldick (Ramarama, Auckland region of New Zealand).

Botanical name: Magnolia x "Ruth".
Parentage: M. campbellii subsp. mollicomata "Lanarth" x M. liliiflora "Nigra".
Habit: compact tree.
Height: 5-6m.
Hardiness: USDA zone 7a.
Flowering time: April - May.

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