Sunday, March 8, 2020

Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta


Photos: Roy A. Edwards. Licensed under a CC BY 3.0 New Zealand
This variety is distributed in Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan. It is deciduous shrubby tree, somewhat more hardy than Magnolia sargentiana. Flowers are very large (25-30cm across), pale pink with long rosy stamens. Fragrant, blooms early in the season.  , Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta and its cultivars tend to be biennial flowering with heavy and light bloom years.

Botanical name: Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta.
Other names: Sargent's Magnolia.
Habit: shrubby tree.
Height: 8-10m.
Hardiness: USDA zone 7b.
Flowering time: March - April.

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