Saucer Magnolia

Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana)
Saucer Magnolias, the product of a cross between a Japanese and a Chinese magnolia, providing a reliably cold-hardy version of magnolia making Saucer Magnolias one of the most popular magnolias in the northern United States. Also known as Tulip Magnolia, the Saucer Magnolia is hardy in zones 5 through 9. Compared to its large cousin the Southern Magnolia, it will reach a height of only 10 to 20 feet and with a spread of 10 to 20 feet showing an upright and open habit.

Its leaves are medium green in the summer and brown in the fall. The very showy flowers pop in early spring before the leaves emerge but unfortunately often before the last frost which turns them to mush. The 5 to 8 inch wide, fragrant, saucer-shaped blossoms are usually white with a pink or purplish blush on the undersides of their outer petals. When they avoid the frost they are spectacular!

Saucer Magnolia Choices

There is considerable effort among the breeders to develop cultivars of this tree with a later blooming period to escape the late frosts. In the meantime, Alba has white flowers with purplish outside petals. It is a very compact tree. Andre LeRoy has cup-shaped flowers. Burgundy has deep purple flowers but is an early bloomer. Lennei has dark, purplish-magenta flowers. Verbanica is good in the Midwest, having clearer pink flowers than most of this type.

Elizabeth Saucer Magnolia Tree Five Gallon by Monrovia Growers

by Clifton's Nursery

  • A rare yellow flowered magnolia! Displays elegant tapered buds that open to large, primrose yellow blooms.
  • Shipped as a potted five gallon tree in its original soil and container.
  • An upright pyramidal grower well suited for use as a single specimen.
  • Flowers mid to late spring. Moderate grower to 25 to 30 feet tall by 12 to 15 feet wide or clipped shorter.
  • Full sun. Deciduous. Hardy to about -20°'s.

A rare yellow flowered magnolia! Displays elegant tapered buds that open to large, primrose yellow blooms. An upright pyramidal grower well suited for use as a single specimen. Deciduous. Flowers mid to late spring. Moderate grower to 25 to 30 feet tall by 12 to 15 feet wide or clipped shorter. Hardy to about -20°'s. Shipped as a potted five gallon tree in its original soil and container.

Flowering Saucer Magnolia Tree "Ann" Five Gallon

by Cliftons Nursery

  • Shipped as a potted specimen to ensure a healthier start when planted in yard or garden.
  • Magnolia "Ann" is another variety named by the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington D.C. This magnolia soulangiana variety is an erect growing tree to about 15 feet or clipped to shape.
  • Blooming saucer magnolias are pretty adaptable, finding homes in most areas of the country. Use in lawns or as an awesome accent tree, one that provides lots of color early in the spring.
  • Saucer magnolia "Ann" begins to flower early to mid April, with flowers to about 4 inches wide that are reddish purple in bud, paling to rich pink-red on opening, fading even a tad more on the inside.
  • This deciduous, blooming magnolia variety is hardy to USDA zone 5 to 6 and all higher zones, growing best in full sun with moisture retentive acid soil.

Magnolia "Ann" is another variety named by the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington D.C. This magnolia soulangiana variety is an erect growing tree to about 15 feet or clipped to shape. Blooming saucer magnolias are pretty adaptable, finding homes in most areas of the country. Use in lawns or as an awesome accent tree, one that provides lots of color early in the spring. Saucer magnolia "Ann" begins to flower early to mid April, with flowers to about 4 inches wide that are reddish purple in bud, paling to rich pink-red on opening, fading even a tad more on the inside. This deciduous, blooming magnolia variety is hardy to USDA zone 5 to 6 and all higher zones, growing best in full sun with moisture retentive acid soil. Shipped as a potted specimen to ensure a healthier start when planted in yard or garden.

 

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