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 alternate, most blades elliptic-obovate,10-18cm long x 7-13cm wide, margin entire, apex apiculate, underside pubescent; flowers fragrant, goblet-shaped, most with 9 tepals 7-18cm long x 5-8 cm wide, rose-pale purple outer and pink-white inner tepals, buds open before leaf buds, Mar-Apr; fruit aggregate, red-brown, 8-10cm long, seeds 2-3 per follicle, orange-red, 5-9mm long,. Winter ID: twigs smooth, brown, lenticels whitish, flower buds ~2cm long are covered with dense hairs, leaf buds 3-5mm long with much shorter hairs.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Oval - vertical, Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (M. denudata x M. liliiflora)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include M. 'Lilliputian', M. ‘Rustica Rubra’, and M. 'San Jose' (there are over 100 named cultivars).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Apiculate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaf hairs on lower surface only
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
9
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
Most with 9 tepals that are 10 - 20 (-35)cm wide and many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
U-shaped
Organ Modifications:
Storage tap root
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings, Layering, Eye (leaf bud) cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Bacterial leaf spot, Dieback, Scale insects
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed (ONW sample was removed in 2005)