School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Magnolia x soulangeana |
Pronunciation: | mag-NO-lee-uh ex soo-lan-jee-AY-nuh |
Common Name: | saucer magnolia |
Family Name: | Magnoliaceae |
Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
Key ID Features: | Leaves <20 cm, dark green, obovate; flowers fragrant, 8-20(-35) cm, rose-pale purple outer and pink-white inner tepals (commonly 9), goblet-shaped; fruit a brown aggregate with orange-red seeds. Winter ID: short dense hairs on flower buds. |
Course(s): | HORT 1155, Level 4 Apprenticeship |
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Propagation: | Eye (leaf bud) cuttings, Layering, Softwood cuttings |
Pest Susceptibility: | Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf spot, Dieback, Scale insects, |
Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed (ONW sample was removed in 2005) Location Map |