Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Magnolia "Pinkie"

Photo: Roy A. Edwards. Licensed under a CC BY 3.0 New Zealand
Compact shrubby magnolia, one of so called "Eight little girls". Produces nice cup-shaped flowers 12-18 cm in diameter, with 8-10 broad tepals, purplish pink outside and almost white inside. 
Bred and selected by Dudley & Kosar in US National Arboretum, Washington DC, USA,1956.

Botanical name: Magnolia x "Pinkie".
Parentage: M. liliiflora "Reflorescens" x M. stellata "Rosea".
Habit: shrub.
Height: 3-4m.
Hardiness: USDA zone 5a.
Flowering time: April - May.

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