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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
Photographs
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, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Trengwaighton Garden, Madron, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Propagation
Propagate by seed, or semi-hardwood cuttings.
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