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Beaked magnolia

Magnolia rostrata

Beaked magnolia
Photo: Misolonax, CC BY-SA 4.0

Beaked magnolia is a large tree from the Himalayas, prized for its big, fragrant white flowers. It grows best in mild, moist, well-drained conditions and is rarely grown outside botanic gardens.

Family
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly during establishment and dry spells, keeping the root zone moist but not waterlogged.
Soil
Deep, moist, well-drained, slightly acidic loam rich in organic matter.
Temperature
10–25 °C; protect young plants from frost and hot, dry winds.
How easy
Hard
Native range
NE. Myanmar, SE. Tibet, China (W. Yunnan)
Climate
temperate

About

Magnolia rostrata, the beaked magnolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is a tree native to the Himalayas of southeastern Tibet, western Yunnan, and northeastern Myanmar. It is an IUCN Red List endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Magnolia rostrata 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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