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Magnolia ‘Susan’


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Magnolia ‘Susan' has luscious, knee-weakening red-purple buds and petals with pale purple interiors.


Description:
‘Susan' has luscious, knee-weakening red-purple buds and petals with pale purple interiors. It is one of a group of eight magnolias developed from crosses of Magnolia liliflora ‘Nigra’ × M. stellata ‘Rosea’ made in the 1950s. These eight plants, known affectionately as "The Girls", were selected and named by William F. Kosar and released in 1968. The others are 'Ann', 'Betty', 'Judy', 'Randy', 'Ricki', 'Susan', 'Jane' and 'Pinkie'.


Common Name: Magnolia

Family: Magnoliaceae (The Magnolia Family)

Zone Hardiness: 3-9

Light: Part Sun, Part Shade, Full Sun

Height: 10-15'

Width: 10' and over

Primary Bloom Colour: Red

Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple

Class: Deciduous

Type: Shrub

Bloom Time: Spring

Soil Moisture: Average

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: Yes

Berries:

Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat:

Award: AGM, GPP

Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin

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