Magnolia 'Lolanthe' (Lolanthe Magnolia)
Botanical Information
| Family | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus | Magnolia |
| Cultivar | 'Lolanthe' |
| Category | Woody |
| Type | Shrub (deciduous) |
| Origin | Lolanthe is a New Zealand magnolia hybrid bred and introduced by Felix M. Jury in 1984. |
Details
| USDA Hardiness Zone | 6a-9b |
| USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone | 7 |
| Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
| RHS Hardiness Zone | H3-H7 |
| RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
| Temperature (°C) | -23.3- (-1.1) |
| Temperature (°F) | -10-30 |
| Height | 4-6 m |
| Spread | 3-4 m |
| Growth | Medium |
| Flowering Period | April |
Description and Growing Information
| Landscape | Used as a specimen plant. |
| Propagation | Propagated from softwood cuttings taken in the spring. |
| Cultivation | Prefers well drained, neutral to acid soils in full sun. |
| Notable Specimens | Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Trengwainton Garden, Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Leaf Description | A fresh green, ovate to obovate leaf which densely cover the whole plant when in leaf. |
| Flower Description | Large flowers that open from deep rosy pink buds into somewhat rounded flowers that are pinky-purple outside and almost white inside with a very conspicuous centre full of red stamens which makes it look like a giant poppy flower. |
Photographs
Magnolia 'Lolanthe', form. Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Magnolia 'Lolanthe', leaf bud, Trengwainton Garden, Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Magnolia 'Lolanthe', flower, Trengwainton Garden, Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Magnolia 'Lolanthe', form. Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Magnolia 'Lolanthe', bark, Trengwainton Garden, Madron, near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom.