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Magnolia liliiflora
'Nigra'
Black Lily Magnolia
Origin: Horticultural origin. Introduced from Japan in 1861.
| Family |
| Magnoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Magnolia |
| Species |
| liliiflora |
| Cultivar |
| 'Nigra' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Above 6 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-26) - (-1) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-15) - 30 |
| Height |
| 2.5-4 metres |
| Spread |
| 1.5-2.5 metres |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A large, narrow-pyramidal, deciduous single trunk tree with ascending branching. |
| Landscape |
| This dwarf Mangnolia makes a small specimen tree and an ideal focal point. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in moist but well-drained neutral to acid soil in sun or partial shade. Late frosts may damage flower buds. |
| Shape |
| An upright open branched plant. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Potential insects include horse chestnut scale, snails or capsid bug. Diseases include coral spot, grey mould, honey fungus, and leaf spot or iron deficiency and lime-induced chlorosis. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Greyish-brown bark with greenish-purple to purplish-brown twigs. |
| Leaf Description |
| Deep lustrous green leaves to 20 cm in length. |
| Flower Description |
| Large, showy, erect, narrowly tulip-shaped, with oblong, dark reddish-purple tepals to 12 cm in length with pale insides. Fragrant flowers opening before the leaves, and sometimes followed by colourful cone-like fruit. Flowering from late spring, the shrub continues to flower intermittently through the summer. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| By softwood cuttings in spring or early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings in late summer and autumn. |
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