Magnolias Plant Directory

Apollo

Magnolia 'Apollo'
campbellii ssp. mollicomata 'Lanarth' x liliiflora
Small round-headed tree
Flowers: star-shaped, up to 23cm wide, deep violet, with pale upper surface to the tepals; later flowers, seen with the foliage deep rose-pink; very dark stamens
Late Mar - April
Exceptionally heavy flowering hybrid
Original seedling flowered at two years, which is exceptional

Location: Exbury
Photo: John Anderson