Saucer magnolia dislikes dry or alkaline soil but will otherwise grow very well in the city. Transplant in the spring, just before growth begins. Older plants do not like to be pruned, ...

One of the first magnolias to bloom is the saucer or Japanese magnolia, Magnolia x soulangeana. This is a small to medium tree that will be covered with rose-pink flowers in mid- to late winter.

Saucer magnolia is a hybrid, indicated by the “x” between its genus and species names. Although both parents are from China, their seeds were brought to Europe and hybridized in France.

This time, it was reportedly a saucer magnolia that sits directly outside the Oval Office—part of an extensive renovation of the storied Rose Garden spearheaded by the 47th president.

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Another species that blooms in early spring is the star magnolia, Magnolia stellata. The tree is smaller, more like a large shrub, and the flowers are typically white, star-shaped and very fragrant.

Magnolia scale is one of the largest soft scales found in the U.S. and feeds on the sap of magnolias, particularly star magnolia, lily magnolia, cucumber tree magnolia, and saucer magnolia. Tuliptree ...

When the garden’s rare cup-and-saucer magnolia tree – typically found in the Himalayas — bloomed in 1940, it was the first of its kind to do so in the United States and drew admiring crowds ...