From Yunnan Province, China, Magnolia laevifolia has thick olive-green spatulate leaves that hold exquisite and conspicuous rusty-golden buds. Its 3 – 4inch white, chalice-shaped flowers have butter-yellow stamens and are prettily scented with a slight and sweet spicy-cucumber fragrance. Blooming in early spring it cancontinue until fall. In bloom or bud, this is a truly beautiful plant! A favorite.
Mature size: 18 ft T x 6 ft W in 10 yrs
Minimum temperature: 5F
[‘fragrant’, ‘intermittent water’, ‘sun or part shade’]
