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Magnolia 'Susan' is a hybrid of Magnolia liliiflora and Magnolia stellata, with reddish-purple flowers in spring. It is hardy, adaptable, and easy to grow in moist, slightly acidic soil, and attracts birds and butterflies.
'Susan' is primarily noted for its compact shrubby habit, slightly fragrant, fuchsia flowers and late bloom (mid-April to early May). It is a slow-growing, deciduous shrub or small tree that typically rises over time to 8-12' tall with an equal spread.
Magnolia 'Susan' is a compact, deciduous shrub with deep red-purple buds and flowers in mid spring. Learn how to grow, propagate and prune this fragrant plant from the UK's leading gardening charity.
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Compact and bushy deciduous shrub with long lasting, upright, purple blooms in spring. Ideal for growing in containers. Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Will perform best if planted in full sun and sheltered from cold winds. Choose a well-drained site. Dig over the soil area before planting and add plenty of humus or well-rotted compost. Dig a hole large enough to take the roots fully spread out. Add a good general purpose fertilizer such as bonemeal. Firm in well and water thoroughly. Water regula...
Can be pruned in midsummer once flowers have faded. Flowers are produced on last season's growth, so the only pruning necessary is to trim and shape. Do not prune back too hard. Apply a mulch of well rotted compost in the autumn.
The best way to propagate Magnolia Susan is to take softwood cuttings in late spring or early summer. Cuttings can be slow to root so some bottom heat is recommended.
Learn how to grow Magnolia Susan, a compact and bushy deciduous shrub with purple blooms in spring. Find out about its characteristics, soil requirements, planting context, pruning and propagation methods.
Magnolia soulangeana x liliflora 'Susan'. The Susan Magnolia is a small, multi-branched tree with impressive spring blooms and a gorgeous, vase-shaped silhouette. Flowers are huge and cup-shaped with pinkish-white on the inside and fuchsia-purple on the outside.
3 days ago · Susan magnolia is a fragrant hybrid with fuschia flowers and a compact habit. It is part of the Little Girl series developed by the U.S. National Arboretum and blooms later than star magnolia.
Susan Magnolia. The hybrid magnolia cultivar was developed at the National Arboretum in the mid-1950s. It has very beautiful fuchsia flowers that appear in April. Noted to have a citrus-like fragrance. This is deciduous shrub that can grow to 12’ in height and 12’ in width.
