Magnolia laevifolia 'Free Spirit' PP24534

Also Known As

Michelia laevifolia 'Free Spirit'
Michelia yunnanensis 'Free Spirit'™
Free Spirit Michelia

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 6'-8'

planting zones

8a-10b

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Magnolia laevifolia 'Free Spirit' PP24534 plant details

Magnolia laevifolia 'Free Spirit' PP24534 is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In spring white flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Magnolia laevifolia 'Free Spirit' PP24534

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: magnoliaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 6 FT - 8 FT - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring
Uses: fragrant

GROWING CONDITIONS for Magnolia laevifolia 'Free Spirit' PP24534

USDA Zones: 8a - 10b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

New for 2013. A most lovely small evergreen, a spreading to strongly weeping form of M. laevifolia with satiny copper colored indumentum on the leaves stems and flower buds. Very fragrant white flowers appear from early to late spring and occasionally again in autumn. To 3-4' tall and particularly useful planted atop walls, slopes or in containers. Best in sun to part shade with regular summer. Frost hardy to 0 °F, USDA zone 7.

By: Cistus Nursery

Very unique, this prostrate form only reaches 18-24" tall, but has a spread of 6-8'. Fragrant flowers are upward-facing and bloom prolifically from spring - early summer. A far reaching "free spirited" evergreen with fragrant, Magnolia-like flowers-Free Spirit is in a class of its own. Can also be top grafted on M. yunannensis, making one of the most striking standards in the plant world!