Way back in the early 1800s, a retired French military officer crossed the white-flowered Yulan Magnolia (M. denudata) with the purple blooming lily flowered magnolia (M. liliflora), and it was an ...

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Another early discovered species is Magnolia denudata, sometimes called the lily tree or Yulan magnolia. It hails from central to eastern China where it has been cultivated for over 1,400 years.

Learn how to identify the saucer magnolia tree by ... The flowers are usually around 10 inches across with nine white-pink or deep pink-purple ... (Magnolia heptapeta) and the lily magnolia ...

The lily magnolia produces dark purple flowers on a large, shrubby plant about 10 feet tall. The Yulan magnolia is a small to medium size tree that reaches 25 to 30 feet and produces creamy white ...

The lily magnolia produces dark purple flowers on a large, shrubby plant about 10 feet tall. The Yulan magnolia is a small- to medium-size tree that reaches 25 to 30 feet and produces creamy white ...

This showstopper of a tree is the Saucer Magnolia, its common name aptly given for the large 5- to 10-inch diameter flowers that, when fully open, resemble saucer plates.

Living; Tour the beautiful 'hidden gardens' of Old Town featuring purple Magnolia tree, 100 year old Dogwood seedling. Published: ; Jun. 08, 2015, 3:00 p.m.