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Eternal Spring Magnolia
Michellia laevifolia x maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ | Syn. Magnolia laevifolia x maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’
Other Names: Port Wine Magnolia, Banana Shrub
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 7b-10b (7a with protection) Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub or Tree
Height at Maturity: 15-20′
Width at Maturity: 8-12′
Spacing: 7-8′ for solid hedges; 14′ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Rounded
Growth Rate: Fast
Flower Color: White with hint of Pink at base
Flower Size: 3-3.5″
Flowering Period: Early to Late Spring and sporadically through Summer into Fall
Flower Type: Semi Double
Fragrant Flowers: Yes
Foliage Color: Medium to Dark Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun, All Day Lightly Filtered Sun
Water Needs: Average; Moderately drought tolerant when established
Soil Type: Clay (Amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained; Moderately drought tolerant when established
Soil pH: 5.0 – 7.0 (Acid to Neutral)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity
Description
The ‘Eternal Spring’ Magnolia is an exciting recent and hard-to-find introduction that is a cross between M. laevifolia and M. maudiae ‘Eternal’. It is a dense and bushy upright rounded evergreen similar in appearance to the Banana Shrub but with larger and way more flowers. Unlike most magnolias which bloom only at the tips of the stems, this floriferous beauty produces flowers up and down the stems resulting in an extraordinary profusion of deliciously fragrant, 3 to 3.5 inch semi-double10-petaled white flowers in spring with continued sporadic bloom through summer. You might see a hint of pink at the base of the flowers. The lush, leathery, wavy deep green leaves are an excellent backdrop to showcase the flowers remining green throughout the year. A fast grower, when all grown up Eternal Spring can reach a height of 15 to 20 feet tall with a spread of 10 feet wide or so. It can be grown as a large shrub or lower branches can be removed to form a highly attractive small tree for use as a focal point specimen in sunny to partially shaded landscape borders or home foundation plantings. Especially nice around patios and other outdoor sitting and living spaces where the dazzling fragrant flowers can be enjoyed from close up.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 15 to 20 feet tall and 8 10 feet wide depending on pruning, Eternal Spring Magnolia is ideal for use as a specimen in small garden spaces or in groupings or as an evergreen flowering hedge or privacy screen where space allows. It is also a nice accent tree, espalier, or to frame corners in home foundation plantings. Very nice in the ground or containers near patios, decks, porches and other outdoor sitting and living spaces where the beautiful flowers and wonderful fragrance can be enjoyed from close up. A fine addition to fragrance gardens, white theme gardens and cottage gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 4 to 5 feet apart for a solid hedge; 10 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
The Eternal Spring Magnolia is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility. It prefers an acid to neutral soil ranging from 5.0 to 7.0 on the pH scale. It grows well in full sun or part shade. We suggest at least 4 hours of direct sunlight per day for best flowering and foliage density. We’ve noticed in our hot and humid north-central Georgia gardens that the foliage is darker green in filtered sun during the midafternoon hours. No pruning is necessary, however as the plant grows taller lower branches can be removed to a desired height to form a small tree.
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