Monday, March 2, 2020

Magnolia "Sayonara"

Photo: Roy A. Edwards. Licensed under a CC BY 3.0 New Zealand
An attractive, floriferous hybrid producing well-formed, upright, ivory white flowers with a basal purplish-pink flash. 
Fragrant. Blooms late in the season, flowers appear white from a distance.
Bred and selected by Todd Gresham in Morris Arboretum (Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA).

Botanical name: Magnolia x "Sayonara".
Parentage: (M. x soulangeana "Lennei Alba") x (M. x veitchii).
Habit: compact tree.
Height: 6-7m.
Hardiness: USDA zone 6a.
Flowering time: April - May.

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