Magnolia 'AURORA'

Magnolia
Magnolia 'AURORA'
magnolia
SIZE/TYPE taller shrub
USUAL HEIGHT 4-7m
USUAL WIDTH 2-3m
LEAVES deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES green
FLOWERS showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS pink
BLOOMING TIME April - May
LOCATION full to partial sun
SOIL TYPE acidic (peaty)
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest) 6   (down to -23°C)
WINTER PROTECTION  
FOR ZONE 5+6 Code of winter protection zone 5+6
FOR ZONE 7 Code of winter protection zone 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES Deciduous broadleaf
Magnolias
Rarities

Aurora magnolia originated in from New Zealand as many other superb new hybrids, and this time it came from Oswald Blumhardt. Some say that it is his most beautiful hybrid ever. Looking at the large, simply sumptuous flower I do agree. It is a cross between magnolia 'Star Wars' and magnolia sargentiana var. robusta.

Aurora magnolia produces quite large, typically 'cup'n'saucer' shaped flowers: outer petals are larger, almost horizontal like a saucer, while central petals are smaller and upright like a cup. They are clear and lovely pink, and the colour depth is deeper on the outside. It has a very nice, medium strong fragrance. The plants bloom already from their third year of age and once they start they are reliable and flower every year without exceptions. Leaves are deciduous, narrowly obovate, mid green, with no significant autumn colour. The habit is quite narrow, openly columnar, growing some 2-2.5m wide and 3-4m tall in 10 years. Adult trees are expected to reach almost 7m but it will take time, perhaps two generations in Central European climate.

Magnolias are not supposed to be pruned. You can prune old shrubs if ill, or trim them to shape or to reduce size, or make an elementary cut to young plants of unsightly or unhealthy appearance. Do this as soon as possible after flowering to secure setting of flower buds for the following year. Be aware that each magnolia can respond differently to pruning.

Deciduous magnolias are quite easy plants. All they need is light, well-drained, acidic soil with equal moisture throughout the year. Once established they can do with occasional drought but will not look as nice as the ones with regular watering. Just pay attention to how to plant your magnolia. First, find it a spot where it will live forever and ever. It does not like transplanting. As it makes shallow roots reaching well over its spread stay away from disturbing the roots by digging or messing about around it. Just cover the soil with bark mulch and do not plant anything else near it after say the second year after planting onwards. You could damage the very important top roots that absorb maximum moisture and nutrients from the soil. Also avoid planting magnolia too deep. Thus you could be digging its grave. Hardy to about -25°C (USDA zone 5b-6), possibly a little more but we have not had a chance to test it yet.

Last update 02-02-2016
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GLOSSARY
  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
LARGE PLANTS over 150 cmspecimens, screening and hedging shrubs

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