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Magnoliaceae
Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia × soulangeana
Nobility, perseverance, love of nature.
- Family
- Magnoliaceae
- Genus
- Magnolia
- Native to
- Garden hybrid (parents from China)
- Bloom season
- Early Spring
- Type
- Deciduous tree
- Height
- 6–9 m
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Rich, slightly acidic, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 4–9
- Lifespan
- Long-lived; trees over 100 years
Did you know
- Saucer magnolia was first hybridized in 1820 by Étienne Soulange-Bodin, a French cavalry officer who turned to horticulture after Napoleon's defeat.
- The huge cup-and-saucer shaped flowers can be 6 inches (15 cm) across, with creamy interiors and rosy-pink exteriors.
- Like other magnolias, the flowers are pollinated mostly by beetles — and the petals are unusually thick and tough so they survive being trampled by clumsy beetle feet.
- Late frosts are a saucer magnolia's worst enemy — a single freeze can turn an entire tree of buds into brown mush overnight.
- It's one of the most planted ornamental trees in the world, valued for the spectacular two-week show that signals true spring has arrived.
Color meanings
Pink
Romantic devotion