Common Name:
Star magnolia
Plant Type:
Deciduous shrub
Family:
Magnoliaceae (The Magnolia Family)
Geographic Origin:
Japan and East Asia
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
To 8 feet or more
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Foundation plantings
Flowering Season:
Spring

Flower Color:
White
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Regular to moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 0 degrees F. or less

Roundish, closely branched shrub, growing around 10 feet tall and often broader than tall have dark green 3-4 inch leaves with paler undersurfaces. Many white blossoms, each about 3 inches broad and having twelve or more narrow petals, open from pink buds in early spring. Sun, well drained non-alkaline soil, regular watering from spring to fall. Hardy to below 0 degrees F.