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Magnolia denudata
Yulan Magnolia, Lily Tree
Origin: Anhui, Hunan, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Fujian and Zheijang, China.
| Family |
| Magnoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Magnolia |
| Species |
| denudata |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| M. heptapeta |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -20 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-15) - 30 |
| Height |
| 9-12 m |
| Spread |
| 12 m |
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. |
| Landscape |
| Courtyard and cottage gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Best grown in moist well-drained soil in full sun. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Fragrant cup-shaped white flowers resembling lily's, appear before ovate leaves. |
| Pests |
| Capsid bug, snails and horse chestnut scale. |
| Habitat |
| Moist wetland areas. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Bark is a coarse, dark grey. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are ovate, bright green, 15 cm long and 8 cm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| The 10-16 cm cup-shaped, white flowers that emerge from early to late spring, white and thick with a citrus-lemon fragrance, are prone to browning if subjected to light frost. The 9 similar petals are 7.5 cm long. |
| Fruit Description |
| Seeds ripen from September through November. |
| Texture Description |
| Coarse texture. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Caerhays Castle, Gorran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Lanhydrock Gardens, Cornwall, England. |
| Propagation |
| Seed in autumn or softwood cuttings in late spring. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Flowers, with calyx removed are used for flavouring rice. |
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