Magnolias Plant Directory

Big Dude

Magnolia 'Big Dude'
x soulangeana 'Wada's Picture' x
sprengeri 'Diva'
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
1989
Has bloomed after a winter of -34c
Flowers: large, reaching 35.6cm in diameter, with 9-12 tepals. These are reddish purple outside and white inside, fading to rose-pink and white. They are an elongated cup-shape, fragrant, nodding due to their large size

Location: Everly Park
Photo: George Hargreaves