Description
Butterflies Magnolia
General Information
Butterflies Magnolia is a great item that would fit well in many different landscape areas. This shrub puts on a wonderful display of spring flowering, and thus has a great deal of ornamental uses. This item can come in either tree or shrub form, in our case, it is shrub form. It grows in a multi stemmed fashion, in a larger size for a shrub, up to 15 feet tall. The magnolia flowers generally bloom in the early spring time period. They are large flowers, 4 to 5 inches across. The flowers are yellow with 10 to 15 petals with a nice light lemon oil scent. The flowers tend to be short lived, but cover the shrub in profusion while in bloom. The leaves do not usually appear until after the flowers. They are large, 8 inch long leaves. They oblong in shape in a darker green color. This color tends to persist all summer, but produces very little fall color.
Additional Information
Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ grows 10 to 15 feet in height and has a spread of 10 to 12 feet. It is recommended for climate zones 5 to 9. It can grow in full sun to partial shade. Butterflies grows best in rich, well drained soils with at least moderate amounts of moisture. Given the proper care, it can be tolerant of urban conditions. It does not seem to have any serious insect or disease issues.
Care & Shipping Notes
NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THESE US STATES AND TERRITORIES: AK, HI, GM, PR, VI. Also, WE NO LONGER SHIP TO CALIFORNIA due to Department of Ag restrictions on live plants.
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