White Magnolia Tree In Bloom. The waterlily star stellata variety is a wonderful sight to behold in the spring. Here are some of the best varieties for Minnesota.
The Kobus magnolia is a slow-growing species that exhibits many of the classic magnolia traitsfragrant white flowers tinged with pink that appear before the leaves open and large dark-green leaves. Magnolia Grandiflora also know as bull bay or Southern magnolia belongs to the family Magnoliaceae and is native to Southeastern North Carolina to Central Florida and West to East Texas. The blooms range in size from 4-6 inches and are whitish-pink.
Magnolia Magnolia spp trees and shrubs offer showy and fragrant blossoms from early spring through late fall.
The hybrid saucer magnolia Magnolia x soulangiana has showy white flowers with a hint of pink or purple. Magnolia stellata one of the parents of Loebner magnolia shows first bloom at 83. They grow to be between 10 and 15 feet tall and bloom in late winter or early spring. Jane Betty and Ann are some of our favorite cultivars.
