Magnolia 'Star Wars'
Family - Magnoliaceae
Category - Tree
Hybrid Parents - Magnolia campbellii x Magnolia liliiflora
Origin - Raised in New Zealand
Discovered By - Raised by Oswald Blumhardt, Magnolia breeder
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 6m
Width - up to 6m
Location - The Grounds
Description: A small Deciduous tree with an upright, bushy habit and a broadly conical outline. Large mid to dark green leaves are Elliptic to ovate in shape. Deep rose-pink buds open to pale pink, cup-shaped Blooms that are nearly white inside. The flowers are fragrant and each Bloom can open to 15cm across. The flowers are held singly on upright stems and are produced from mid to late spring before the leaves emerge. 'Star Wars' is renowned for being very floriferous, even as a young plant.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Deep rose pink buds open to pale pink, cup-shaped flowers that are nearly white inside. The flowers are fragrant and each bloom can reach to 15cm across when open. The flowers are held singly on the upright branches and are produced in April and May before the leaves emerge.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Cup-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: April, May
Foliage:
Large mid to dark green leaves are ovate to Elliptic in shape. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the upright branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Elliptic to ovate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained. Magnolia 'Star Wars' prefers a soil that is neutral to acidic in pH.