Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'

Magnolia

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Key info

Plant type

Deciduous shrub

Flower colour

Pink

Feature

Flowers

Hardiness

Hardy

Skill level

Beginner

photo by Paul Debois
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Plant details

The blooms of magnolias really do herald the end of winter and the beginning of spring. 'Leonard Messel' has beautiful pale lilac-pink flowers with 12 petals giving a star-like appearance. It has mid-green, narrow, oval leaves. Plants grow into a large shrub with an upright habit and in fertile soil sometimes form a small tree.

Family: Magnoliaceae

Genus: Magnolia

Species: x loebneri

Cultivar: Leonard Messel

Plant type: Deciduous shrub

Flower colour: Pink

Foliage colour: Mid-green

Feature: Flowers

Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade

Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Moist

Hardiness: Hardy

Skill level: Beginner

Height: 800cm

Spread: 600cm


Reader reviews

Cazzinzumerzet

Really useful! A friend and I were walking through Worle village this lunchtime, just a couple of miles from Weston super Mare, and in a front garden was a truly lovely example of Magnolia x leobneri, Leonard Messel. We stood some 3-4 metres away from it trying to puzzle out what it was and we guessed it was of Magnolia family but stuck with that. It was about 2 metres high and the same around, and simply gorgeous in full bloom in the afternoon sunshine.

Thank you so much!


Elis

My magnolia has now not flowered for 2 years. Any advice on this would be useful. It is in a sunny, position with some slight shade for a part of the day. The other magnolia 'Susan' is flowering with no difficulty.

Thank you.


rosymary

does my magnola tree which is in a pot have to go into the greenhouse over winter
thanks


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