'Southern Select' Japanese Magnolia
The 'Southern Select' Japanese Magnolia improved strain has virtually a shatterproof flower, lasting for much longer than the old types, the blooms opening completely, not dropping off in the bud stage, as the older types. The 'Southern Select' Japanese Magnolia has bright yellow leaves during the fall. The light purple blossoms shade to a pink at the tips with the inside of the petals a clear pink.The 'Southern Select' Japanese Magnolia are well-adapted to growing a fragrant and gigantic flower. A flower from the The 'Southern Select' Japanese Magnolia can appear from December through August. Known generally as the Japanese Magnolia, these very large fragrant blooms appear before the leaves, usually blooming before anything else in the Spring. Specimens of this plant grow to a mature height of 15 feet with bright green large, coarse leaves.