Tree Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your tree gift even
more special by using our gift wrapping service. This includes one of our
handmade drawstring 'ecobags' made out of 100% biodegradable materials, a gift
tag with optional gift message and a planting and aftercare booklet. All of this
for just £2.00 per tree.
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Distinctively shaped, purple-pink flowers.
Common Name: Magnolia Tree
Latin Name: Magnolia x soulangeana 'Lennei'
Soil: Reasonably fertile, humus-rich, acid to neutral soil is ideal. Will also thrive in heavy clay.
Position: Full sun or partial Shade
Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Flowering Period: April and May
Flowering Colour: Purple-pink on the outside and white inside.
Eventual Height/Spread: 3m / 2.5m
Special features: Distinctively shaped, purple-pink flowers.
Magnolia x soulangeana 'Lennei' is a vigorous, spreading multi-stemmed shrub with large, broadly ovate leaves up to 25cm long. The flowers, like enormous goblets have thick fleshy petals that are purple-pink on the outside and white inside. This Magnolia is said to have originated from a garden in Lombardy, Italy, some time before 1850.
This Magnolia tree is supplied in a 3 litre container suitable for planting all year round. The total height from the ground is approximately 0.6m-0.8m.