Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Sundew’

Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Sundew’ produces beautiful, goblet-shaped flowers that are white with a pink-purple flushed base, beginning in early spring. Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Sundew’ has elegant, spreading branches and the flowers can reach a width of up to 25cm. Additionally, Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Sundew’ begins to flower from an early age. Magnolia x soulangeana is deciduous, not native to New Zealand, and a hybrid between Magnolia denudata and Magnolia liliiflora. Learn more about Magnolia x soulangeana. Magnolia x soulangeana probably occurred spontaneously in Japanese gardens or nurseries a long time ago. However, it was first recognised from deliberate crosses made by Étienne Soulange-Bodin (1774 – 1846). Étienne was a retired cavalry officer in Napoleon’s army who became a plantsman and gardener. He first made the Magnolia x soulangeana cross in 1820 at his home in Fromont, France. Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Sundew’ was introduced in 1969.