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Magnolia (Michelia) maudiae

Eric in Orlando

By Eric in Orlando
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Eric in Orlando Grand Master

Eric in Orlando

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Our Magnolia maudiae (formerly Michelia) is now flowering for the first time, and heavily. It is an evergreen tree from southern China and flowers late winter into spring. The flowers are smaller than the native M. grandiflora but slightly larger than M. virginiana var. australis. They are fragrant, scent is somewhat like M. grandiflora.

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

Kailua_Krish Veteran

Kailua_Krish

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Nice tree! I have been recently looking into getting the evergreen magnolias but they seem to be very difficult to find! I got some Magnolia doltsopa seeds but am unsure how to germinate them. The rest I have no idea even where to start looking!

-Krishna

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

epicure3 Grand Master

epicure3

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Wow! That Michelia is beautiful. I have never seen one with flower petals that wide.

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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Cool-looking tree. Nice coriaceous foliage.

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

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  On 1/11/2011 at 8:28 PM, krishnaraoji88 said:

Nice tree! I have been recently looking into getting the evergreen magnolias but they seem to be very difficult to find! I got some Magnolia doltsopa seeds but am unsure how to germinate them. The rest I have no idea even where to start looking!

-Krishna

I'd suspect that M. doltsopa seed may be best with some stratification. Try mixing seed with some damp peat or vermiculite in a plastic bag, put in the 'fridge for a few weeks, then sow in shallow pots in a warm place. Magnolia seed is fleshy and can't survive long if dried out.

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

_____

"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

Kailua_Krish Veteran

Kailua_Krish

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  On 1/12/2011 at 5:16 AM, fastfeat said:

  On 1/11/2011 at 8:28 PM, krishnaraoji88 said:

Nice tree! I have been recently looking into getting the evergreen magnolias but they seem to be very difficult to find! I got some Magnolia doltsopa seeds but am unsure how to germinate them. The rest I have no idea even where to start looking!

-Krishna

I'd suspect that M. doltsopa seed may be best with some stratification. Try mixing seed with some damp peat or vermiculite in a plastic bag, put in the 'fridge for a few weeks, then sow in shallow pots in a warm place. Magnolia seed is fleshy and can't survive long if dried out.

Thanks for the advice, I'll do that with half the seeds. I am afraid they are dried out though...

-Krishna

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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