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Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’
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Magnolia ‘Elizabeth‘ was the first yellow-flowered hybrid magnolia to be widely available, and it is still one of the best. In late April to early May elegant, pointed buds open primrose yellow flowers and fade to dark cream and are slightly fragrant of a good musk perfume. Fall color is golden yellow and contrast nicely with a backdrop of conifers that will make the flowers light up like lanterns in the spring. It flowers later in the magnolia season and is often spared from frost that can mar the earlier flowering species and cultivars. See Magnolia denudata for companion plantings. |
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Full sun and average moisture suit magnolias best and humus rich soils. They will not tolerate saturated or poor soils. Garden gently under magnolias, for they have fleshy roots that can easily be damaged. The best approach for companions plants is to tuck in natural spreaders and let them flourish untouched. |
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‘Elizabeth‘ is neatly pyramidal to 15 by 10 feet in ten years and 30 feet tall by 20 feet wide at maturity. |
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USDA zones 5 to 9 |
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