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can anyone name my magnolia?
My mum was given a freebie magnolia last year by a plant company she ordered some stuff from ( she can't remember who it was).
It says it was a dwarf variety, so I put it in a big pot and waited for it to flower.
The flowers are white, similar in looks to magnolia stellata, which isn't my idea of a dwarf plant!
My question is, when it says dwarf, is that just in comparison to a full sized tree, so is it likely to be unhappy in a pot, however large ?- there isn't really anywhere suitable in my garden to plant it out. And does anyone have any suggestions as to what it could be?
(Would have posted a picture, but the one flower this year has just been knocked off and eaten by the dog.)
It says it was a dwarf variety, so I put it in a big pot and waited for it to flower.
The flowers are white, similar in looks to magnolia stellata, which isn't my idea of a dwarf plant!
My question is, when it says dwarf, is that just in comparison to a full sized tree, so is it likely to be unhappy in a pot, however large ?- there isn't really anywhere suitable in my garden to plant it out. And does anyone have any suggestions as to what it could be?
(Would have posted a picture, but the one flower this year has just been knocked off and eaten by the dog.)
All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.
Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
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Considering some of the Soulangiana types of Magnolia (the common large flowered kind) can reach 25ft or more in height (and often do) a variety such as Stellata at around 6-8ft is considered dwarf.
They will be happier in the ground than in a container to be honest.0 -
I have had a dwarf magnolia (sorry can't remember the name of it) for about 6 years now and it is still only just over 3 ft high so I woulld think it should be ok in a large pot for a few years yet.A friend is someone who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.0
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