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Magnolia laevifolia

Magnolia laevifolia
Photo: Bfizzle, CC BY-SA 2.5

Magnolia laevifolia is a small evergreen shrub or tree from south-central China, grown in mild gardens for its glossy foliage and tolerance of pruning into hedges and topiaries. It is the species of magnolia to choose for compact, tidy shapes.

Family
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water deeply during dry spells and keep the root zone evenly moist while establishing, then let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic, humus-rich soil or a peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
15–25 °C; hardy to about -10 °C (USDA zone 8); protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou)
Climate
subtropical

About

Magnolia laevifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to south-central China. Hardy to USDA zone 8, it easily tolerates pruning, and can be formed into topiaries, hedges and screens. The Royal Horticultural Society recommends the 'Gail's Favourite' cultivar for small gardens.

Other Magnolia plants

Ashe's Magnolia · Magnolia boliviana · Campbell's Magnolia · Magnolia cararensis · Champak · Prosperous Music Smiling Tree · Magnolia coco · Compressed Michelia · Dawson's magnolia · Cloudforest magnolia · Chinese Evergreen Magnolia · Lilytree

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Magnolia laevifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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