World Plants Logo

search the world

Woody > Magnolia > Magnolia 'Elizabeth'

Magnolia

'Elizabeth'


Elizabeth Magnolia




Origin:  Introduced in 1977 by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, ' Elizabeth' is a selected seedling from a cross between Magnolia acuminata and M. denudata. The crosses were made in 1956 by Evamaria Sperber, former plant breeder at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Family
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Cultivar
'Elizabeth'
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous)
Pronunciation
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Canadian Hardiness Zone
6
RHS Hardiness Zone
H6
Temperature (°C)
-5
Temperature (°F)
25
Height
10 m
Spread
5 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMay
Landscape
As a specimen or centrepiece tree.
Cultivation
Grown in partial shade to full sun in well-drained acidic, organic, clay based soils.
Shape
Upright spreading.
Growth
Fast
ID Characteristic
Creamy yellow blooms that are characteristically smaller than other varieties of Magnolia.
Pests
Cankers, scale.
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Bark/Stem Description
Smooth glabrous bark with slightly pronounced lenticels.
Flower/Leaf Bud Description
Upright lanceolate flower buds that appear terminally on flowering stems, 4 - 8 cm in length.
Leaf Description
Simple, alternate pinnate-ovate leaves with narrowed apices.
Flower Description
Showy open cup-shaped blooms that point upward. Petals can measure between 4 - 8 cm in length.
Colour Description
Medium green to vivid green foliage in the spring to summer, which turns shades of yellow, gold and orange in autumn. Bark begins a pale brown but as it matures it turns to a darker brown, and then a dark blackish grey. Delicately pale yellow flowers that fade to cream near the centres.
Texture Description
Medium to coarse.
Notable Specimens
The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
goToTop
top