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Magnolia liliiflora

'Paul Cook '


Paul Cook Magnolia




Family
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Species
liliiflora
Cultivar
'Paul Cook '
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous)
USDA Hardiness Zone
5 - 9
Canadian Hardiness Zone
6
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7 - H3
Temperature (°C)
(-26) - (-1)
Temperature (°F)
(-15) - 30
Height
6 - 9 m
Spread
4.5 - 6 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
MarchApril
Landscape
As an accent or specimen plant.
Cultivation
Grow in part shade to full sun, moist, slightly acidic organically rich , and well drained soils.
Shape
Upright-spreading.
Bark/Stem Description
Greyish-brown bark with greenish-purple to purplish-brown twigs.
Flower/Leaf Bud Description
A pinky-lavender and open to palest pink white.
Leaf Description
Obovate, mid to deep green leaves to 20 cm in length.
Flower Description
Large, showy, erect, narrowly tulip-shaped, with oblong, white colour, 12 cm in length.
Texture Description
Flowers of exceptional size, 30 cm, and perfect form and purity - rounded.
Notable Specimens
Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Lanhydrock House and Garden, Bodmin, 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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