Scientific Name:
Magnolia
'Galaxy'
Pronunciation:
mag-NO-lee-uh
Common Name:
Galaxy magnolia
Family Name:
Magnoliaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Single-stemmed small tree with ascending branches; flowers mostly with 12 dark red-purple tepals that are more pinkish on the inside. Winter ID: twigs reddish brown, small lenticels; flower buds pubescent but less hairy than most other magnolias; leaf scars V-shaped with 7 bundle scars.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (M. liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x M. sprengeri ‘Diva’)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant, Spring interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate
Apices:
Cuspidate
Bases:
Oblique (uneven), Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Purple, Pink, Red
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Oblong, Valvate
Leaf Scar Shape:
V-shaped
Propagation:
Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- not used (off campus)
Location(s):
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used (died - was in BCE)