This deciduous Magnolia is a hybrid from a cross between Magnolia kobus and Magnolia stellata 'Rosea'. The Loebner Magnolia is a compact, vigorous tree and flowers at an early age with two-toned flowers. Its strap like petals are white on the inside and a purple-pink tint on the outside. It is a small magnolia at 10 to 20 feet, about as wide, and has a round shape. The white blooms appear in February to March. It is sometimes grown in a multi-trunked shrub form. Mulch and water a new planting for several months to one year after adding to your garden. Choose a planting time when the tree is in a dormant state, which would be late fall through winter months in warmer climates and in the early spring in colder climates. Locate in an area where protection from wind is provided. It can be grown in full sun or at the edge of a woodland area with partial shade. Use this small flowering tree as a foundation plant or a specimen in a butterfly or cottage garden Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Scale are occasional pests as well as snails, coral spot and honey fungus. Late frosts in the spring can damage the flower buds; however, this variety is less susceptible to the frost as other varieties of Magnolias. More information on Magnolia x loebneri .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt)
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
6-feet-12 feet; 12-24 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in. | Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 18 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
2 - Understory (15-40 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Rounded
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Broadleaf Evergreen; Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Obovate
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf size
3-6 inches long, 1-3 inches wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Five inch long narrow green leaves.
Flower color
Pink; Purple/Lavender; White
Flower value
Fragrant; Showy
Flower form
Head
Flower shape
Star
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
Before the foliage opens, the purple buds open into large 4-6" fragrant flowers bloom in the spring, each having 10-15 petals.
Bloom time
Spring
Fruit color
Orange
Fruit value
Showy
Fruit size
1-3 inches wide
Fruit detail
After blooming, the flowers will give way to cone-shaped fruits that will turn red as they ripen. As they ripen, they will release red seeds that are suspended on thin threads.
Stem detail
It will often grow with a multi-trunked form.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Wildlife value
Birds and butterflies are attracted to the flowers.