Magnolia 'Vulcan'
Family - Magnoliaceae
Category - Tree
Hybrid Parents - M. campbellii subsp. mollicomata 'Lanarth' x M. liliiflora 'Nigra'
Origin - Bred in New Zealand
Discovered By - Bred by the Jury family
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H5
Height - 7m
Width - 5m
Location - The Pond Garden
Description: Small, Deciduous tree with an upright habit that gradually becomes more rounded with age. The leaves are mid-green and ovate to Elliptic in shape. Large, cup and saucer-shaped flowers are deep rose pink, paler inside. Flowers are produced in early to mid-spring before the leaves emerge. As the tree ages, the flowers develop a deeper reddish-purple colour, though in a difficult growing year the flowers will be lighter.
Sister seedling of Magnolia 'Apollo'
Flower:
Profuse, large cup and saucer-shaped flowers are deep pink, paler inside. Flowers are produced in March and April before the leaves emerge.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Goblet-shaped
Flowering time: March, April
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are oblong to Elliptic in shape and are Alternately arranged along the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture retentive, but well drained soil that is neutral to acidic.