Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star'

A stunning shrub with fragrant, star-like, many-petalled white flowers in profusion before the leaves; blooms later, avoiding spring frost. S/M

Royal Star' is a Japanese Magnolia with bright white flowers that feature a dozen or more long, thin petals shaped like a shining star. Most Magnolia varieties have wider but fewer petals so the flowers take on a completely different form than the starburst shape found on Royal Star. The flower buds begin to open in mid-spring about two weeks after the typical blooming season of a typical Magnolia which decreases the risk of late frost damage to the petals. The plants take on a large shrub form which is naturally densely branched.

Royal Star Magnolia is a stunning flowering hedge with fragrant, double flowers in spring and lush green foliage in summer and yellow fall color. It is hardy to USDA Zone 5 and is very easy to grow. This is a hedge for those wanting to make a bold statement in the landscape. Royal Star Magnolia erupts into a multitude of fragrant blooms in mid-April. The flowers are large and star-shaped with double petals and a white to pale pink hue. The flowers are followed by lush green leaves that give a tropical feel to the hedge through the summer. In fall, the foliage turns bright yellow before falling for the winter. The branches are smooth and light gray, and are attractive even when bare. Fuzzy flower buds appear soon which also add interest. Royal Star Magnolia is easy to grow and has a wide hardiness range. It can be grown in USDA Zones 5-9. It tolerates a wide range of soil types and has some deer resistance. It grows well in full sun or partial shade, but tends to flower more profusely in sunnier locations and grows faster with partial shade. Since it is a deciduous hedge, it provides excellent privacy screening in the summer but allows light through the branches in the winter.

A dense shrub or small tree with fragrant, pure white flowers in early spring before the leaves emerge. These prolific, star-shaped blooms will be sure to make a statement in the garden. Foliage is dark green, turning to yellow-bronze in the fall. Growth Rate fast, 12"+ annually

Very large star-shaped flowers cover these plants in the spring. Extra tepals make a bigger display. 6-8' in ten years -10-15' over time. Awards: Award of Garden Merit (species) from the Royal Horticultural Society. Recommended by: The United States National Arboretum.

A delight in late winter as the 3-4" fragrant white blossoms open to the warming days. Begins flowering long before the light green new growth emerges and continues until the tree is fully clothed in its medium green cloak of spring foliage. Easy to grow.

Fragrant, white star shaped flowers early spring, deciduous, some seed pods in fall, Zones 5-8.

Medium, upright growing deciduous shrub or small tree, depending on how it's pruned. Abundant white fragrant flowers w/ many more petals than Saucer Magnolia & later bloom time. The Best in the trade. In winter, the buds for the coming springs flowers make it look like a pussy willow. One of the hardiest Magnolias but needs to be planted on Northern exposures in Zone: 4-7 to delay flowering until warmer weather. Southern exposure makes it flower earlier and the blooms can get nipped by frost although the blooms are more cold hardy than Saucer Magnolias. Enchants with the occasional bloom all summer.

This vigorous, fast-growing M. stellata flowers a few weeks after the rest of the "stars". Pink buds open to 6" white flowers laced with fragrance. Foliage is deeper green on this densely branched plant, which reaches 8-10' with similar spread at maturity.

A seedling selection of 'Waterlily' having pure white tepals, pink buds, flowers to 6 inches. Originated in John Vermeulen's Nursery in New Jersey. Tests prove it to be very hardy.