Scientific Name:
Magnolia
'Susan'
Pronunciation:
mag-NO-lee-uh
Common Name:
Susan's magnolia
Family Name:
Magnoliaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Habit compact and shrubby, slow-growing; leaves to 15cm long, medium green then turning yellow-bronze in fall; flowers fragrant, about 15cm wide, most with 6 tepals fuchsia fading to pink, May and again in August. Winter ID: twigs zigzag, brown; leaf buds < 3mm long; flower buds 8-16mm long, tomentose; leaf scars with 7 bundle scars.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Garden origin (M. liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x M. stellata ‘Rosea’)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Small garden/space, 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, Bronze
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
6
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Purple, Magenta, Red (fuchsia)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May, Aug
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Pest Susceptibility:
Mildew (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
