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Magnolia
'David Clulow'
David Clulow Magnolia
Origin: A Todd Gresham hybrid and introduced to Britain in 1985 and grown by David Cluows at his garden (Tilgates) in Surrey.
| Family |
| Magnoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Magnolia |
| Cultivar |
| 'David Clulow' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Height |
| 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Grow in moist, humus-rich, well-drained neutral to acid soil in sun or partial shade with shelter from cold winds. Late frosts may damage flower buds. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Horse chestnut scale, capsid bug, snails, coral spot, grey mould, honey fungus, and a fungal leaf spot. |
| Leaf Description |
| Large, simple, ovate or elliptic leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Large, showy, often fragrant, and white cup-shaped flowers to 20 cm wide, the broad tepals flushed with pale pink at the base flowers, often opening before the leaves. |
| Fruit Description |
| A cone-like fruit. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Caerhays Castle, Gorran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Lanhydrock Gardens, Cornwall, England. |
| Propagation |
| By softwood or greenwood cuttings in early summer or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer to early winter. |
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