Magnolia laevifolia 'Velvet and Cream'

Scientific Name: Magnolia laevifolia 'Velvet and Cream'

ALSO KNOWN AS

• Michelia laevifolia 'Velvet & Cream'

Magnolia laevifolia 'Velvet and Cream': A broadleaf evergreen shrub with white flowers in spring and summer. To grow well, it prefers sun - mostly shade and regular water. Adaptable to various soil conditions. Grows best in well-drained, rich and acidic soil.

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant type: shrubPlant family: #MagnoliaceaeMature size: 6 FT - 8 FT - wide, 6 FT - 8 FT - tallFlowers: white blooms in spring and summerUses: #fragrant

GROWING CONDITIONS

USDA Zones: 7b - 9bSun exposure: sun - mostly shadeWatering frequency: regularResistant to: deer,Soil needs: well-drained, rich and acidic

A wonderful cultivar of the always lovely Magnolia laevifolia, this developed in New Zealand, selected for its large (for the species), fragrant white flowers in abundance in early spring and often again in fall. A sturdy shrub, to 8' tall or so, easily trimmed, with somewhat weeping branches with 3" leaves covered in copper indumentum. Flowers buds that begin to develop in autumn are covered in coppery indumentum as well. Best in sun to half shade with consistent summer water. Frost hardy into the single digits °F, upper USDA zone 7. Recently M. dianica, previously Michelia yunnanensis.

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