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Magnolia delavayi
Delavay's Magnolia
Origin: China.
| Family |
| Magnoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Magnolia |
| Species |
| delavayi |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -23 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -10 |
| Height |
| 8 - 15 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Flower borders and beds, courtyard gardens, cottage and informal gardens. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| May be damaged by horse chestnut scale, capsid bug and snails, coral spot, grey moulds, honey fungus, a virus or fungal leaf spot. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaves are ovate to ovate-oblong, 10 – 20 cm long, and 5 – 10 cm broad, tough, leathery, with a 5 – 7 cm petiole. |
| Flower Description |
| Scented, cup-shaped, 15 – 25 cm broad, with nine thick, creamy white to pink tepals. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. Caerhays Castle, Gorran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Trengwainton Garden, Madron, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed, or semi-hardwood cuttings. |
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