1. Botanical Name
MAGNOLIA X SOULANGIANA cv.

2. mag - NOL - yah soo-lan-gee-AN-uh
Pronunciation
mag - NOL - yah soo-lan-gee-AN-uh

3. Common Name
Saucer Magnolia

6. Family
Magnoliaceae

7. Life cycle
Deciduous perennial

8. Growth Habit
Tree
Height 20’ - 30’
Width 15’ to 25’
Upright

9. Arrangement and composition
Alternate and simple

10. Leaf
ovate
Length 3” to 6”
Width 2” to 4”

11. Margin
Entire

12. Veins
Pinnate

13. Flower
Spring
Pinkish purple
5” to 10”

15. Cataphyll- fuzzy modified leaves covering the buds

16. Fruit
Rarely seen green cones resembling a small deformed cucumber

17. Exposure
Sun

18. Growth
Medium

19. Use
Specimen

20. Description
Often overused
May be used in groupings

21. Cultural Practices
Needs rich moist soil
Do not plant too deep

22. Problems
Early frosts often burns back blooms

23. Zones
4 to 9

24. Native of
Paris