|Pale pink flowers with over 30 tepals. Selected in 1975.
Deciduous shrubs, reaching 5-15 feet tall with rough brown or
silvery gray bark. Twigs are greeny-yellow. Terminal buds are
covered with silvery hairs. Leaves are smooth and dark green
with paler green undersides. The white flowers are fragrant
tinged with pink. Blooms in March to April, fruits August to
September. Seed grown plants may flower between 1-2 years old.
Adaptable to many conditions, and quite cold hardy and wind
tolerant. Blooms best in a sunny location. One of the most
popular magnolias in cultivation. Because of its early flowering
it can be damaged by frost. Native to sunny slopes in damp areas
of central Honshu, Japan.