Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’ forms a compact, densely-branched, spreading tree that is highly desirable. It produces deep-pink buds that open to frilly flowers of white with pink undersides. The flowers usually have between 20 to 30 tepals and are a darker pink shade than those of Magnolia stellata ‘Dawn’. Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’ is very pretty and begins to flower in early spring from an early age. Magnolia stellata is deciduous and native to Japan. Learn more about Magnolia stellata. Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’ originated in the garden of Jane and John Platt in Portland, Oregon, United States and was first distributed in the mid-1980s by Gossler Farms Nursery in Springfield, Oregon, United States.