Magnolia stellata 'Jane Platt'
(Star Magnolia 'Jane Platt')
Family - Magnoliaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Discovered in Oregon, USA
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - 3m or more
Width - 4m
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: Large, Deciduous Shrub with an open, spreading habit and mid-green, obovate to Elliptic foliage. Fragrant, pale pink, star-shaped flowers are produced in early to mid-spring before the leaves emerge. This plant was named in honour of the late Jane Platt, a plantswoman with a notable garden in Portland, Oregon.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Fragrant, pale pink, star-shaped flowers are produced before the leaves emerge in March and April (occasionally later in a cold spring).
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers
Flowering time: March, April
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are obovate to Elliptic in shape. Leaves emerge after the flowers are produced.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Obovate to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive, but well drained soil.