The small flowers are produced in large numbers because they form all along the branches and not just at the stem tips as with many other magnolias. Champaca blooms from spring through summer and sporadically flowers in winter. Its fragrance is so beautiful and powerful, it is used to make perfumes.
Champaca Magnolia is often grown in humid subtropical and tropical areas because it is valued for its form as an evergreen tree as well as its floral fragrance. Champaca Magnolia's typical size in the landscape is 30 feet tall and wide, though this tree may grow much larger with time. Many new magnolias have been discovered in tropical areas of Asia and South America, and these may become more available in the future.
Deciduous magnolias those that drop their leaves in fall are best planted when dormant, typically in late fall or winter in warmer climates and early spring in cold climates. Evergreen magnolias are best planted in early spring. For the first 6 to 12 months after planting, both types will benefit from mulch and regular irrigation during warm or dry weather. After planting, irrigate two times per week cool climates to three times per week warm climates for the first three to six months, and weekly for the rest of the growing season.
Apply gallons per inch 3. Place a layer of mulch around the plant that is at least 2 inches 5 cm thick thicker for light mulches like pine needles. Fertilizer is not necessary at planting. Check with your local retail nursery or garden center. They may know which magnolias grow well in your area and will have these for sale. You may need to look for specialty, rare or new magnolias at "better" garden centers or from an online magnolia nursery.
Consult our list of magnolia nurseries for suppliers specializing in this family. Look for healthy magnolias with evenly spaced branches. A container-grown plant can be slipped out of its pot to inspect the roots. Healthy roots are white, whereas diseased roots are brown to black and often have a sour odor.
Check out our Magnolia Cultivars Checklist for more information on the varieties that might be available at your local nursery. Find out where to go to see magnolias near you using this Google map. Have a question about your magnolias? Send it to us. Use this listing of magnolia suppliers to find a nursery online or near you.
Receive our periodic email updates on the latest on magnolias -- including new cultivars, important research, and gatherings for magnoliaphiles around the world. Follow Us on Facebook. Virtual Symposia Recordings. It is hardy in Northern climates but will grow as a deciduous or semi-evergreen, smaller bush-type tree. It features similar blossoms to those of its cousin the grandiflora , but they are much smaller in size, measuring around 3 inches in diameter.
Its lighter-color leaves are quite fragrant. This deciduous late-winter bloomer produces masses of fragrant white to light pink flowers on bare branches, before foliage starts to appear in spring. It's a small magnolia tree, reaching feet in height, but because it is a slow grower, it makes a fantastic ornamental shrub for years.
Performs best in Zones Planting a magnolia is a pretty straightforward process. Once you've decided on the type that will do best on your property, it's time to start digging. Select a spot in full sun partial sun in hotter regions , away from other landscaping.
Magnolias don't like to be crowded, and they don't like to be moved once established. Don't plant anything beneath them this includes grass , as the leaves will fall and smother anything below them but left as a mulch to decompose, the leaves will provide essential nutrients to the magnolia.
Select a location with moist but well-drained, rich, neutral to slightly acidic soil, or amend to make it so. Keep in mind that deciduous magnolia varieties are best planted when dormant in early spring.
After choosing the planting location, dig a hole at least 1. Remove the upper layer of soil from the tree so the very top root is exposed. You want this root to be exactly level with the ground around the planting hole.
Hybrid "Susan" M. Star magnolias also have clumps of stems and bushy growth. Janet Beal has written for various websites, covering a variety of topics, including gardening, home, child development and cultural issues.
Her work has appeared on early childhood education and consumer education websites. Home Guides Garden Beginner Gardening. By Janet Beal. Related Articles. Magnolia grandiflora 'Sweet 'n' Neat'. Magnolia grandiflora 'Sweet Carolina'. Magnolia grandiflora 'Sweet Spire'. Magnolia grandiflora 'Teddy Bear'.
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