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Magnolia stellata

'Keiskei'


Keiskei Magnolia




Family
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Species
stellata
Cultivar
'Keiskei'
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous)
USDA Hardiness Zone
4 - 8
Canadian Hardiness Zone
5
RHS Hardiness Zone
H4 - H7
Height
2 m
Spread
2 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
MarchApril
Landscape
Good for small gardens, flowers borders, courtyards and cottage gardens.
Shape
Often multi-stemmed, oval or rounded crown. Compact, spreading or bushy shrub-tree.
Pests
Scale insects, honey fungus, and coral spot.
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Bark/Stem Description
Smooth, silver and grey on mature plants, chestnut brown on young branches.
Leaf Description
Alternate, sometimes whorled at the terminal, simple, broadly oval to oblong, 4.5-10 cm long and half the width, dark green above and light green beneath with fine hairs, 7-9 mm long petiole.
Flower Description
Purplish star shaped, 5 - 10 cm across.
Notable Specimens
Caerhays Castle, Goran, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
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