BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

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Magnolia wilsonii

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2010. Please email us at sales@bluebellnursery.com or telephone us on (01530) 413700 if you wish to order in advance.

Description

A spectacular and rare species, Magnolia wilsonii has pendulous downwards facing, white, fragrant flowers with dark crimson centres in midsummer. When established it can have masses of flowers and create a very dramatic effect! Most attractive when planted in a lightly shaded, slightly raised situation from where the overhanging flowers can be best appreciated!

Features

• Common name: Wilson's Magnolia.
• Position: Full sun or partial shade.
• Soil: Most moist, fertile soils. This Magnolia will tolerate chalky soils reasonably well.
• Hardiness: Hardy.
• Flowering Period: May - June.
• Flower Colour: White with a dark crimson centre
• Rate of Growth: Moderate.
• Habit: Eventually a small tree with a slightly pendulous habit and rounded crown.
• Height: up to 6 m (20 ft)
• Spread: 4 m (13 ft)
• Notes: We have an established specimen of Magnolia wilsonii, planted in the woodland garden surrounding our nursery. This garden is open to the public and the plant can be seen all year round.
• Supplied Size: 3L containers

Further Information

This is native to Szechuan and Yunnan in Western China from where it was introduced by Ernest Wilson in 1908. 'Chinese Wilson' was born in Chipping Campden in 1876 and became one of the most famous of all plant hunters, eventually, after breathtaking trips around the world, dying tragically in a car crash in Boston, U.S.A. in 1930.