Stellar Ruby Magnolia

The Stellar Ruby Magnolia is a new and exciting evergreen shrub with a dense, pyramidal form, growing quickly to 12 feet tall and ultimately approaching 20 feet. It has an upright habit, and it makes an elegant evergreen shrub anywhere in the garden. In spring, and continuing through summer and early fall, many clusters of 3 to 5 blooms develop between the leaves. These are rich ruby-red, with a yellow center, and they have a unique and powerful fruity fragrance. Grow this plant around your home, out in shrub beds, as a specimen or as a screening plant.

• Rich ruby-red blooms with a golden yellow center
• Profuse blooming in spring and through summer into fall
• Dense pyramidal evergreen form
• Unique fruity fragrance fills the garden
• Hardy into zone 7

Full sun or partial shade suit the Stellar Ruby Magnolia perfectly. It grows best in moist but well-drained soil, enriched with organic material, but established plants have some drought tolerance. It is free of pests or diseases and deer usually ignore it. If you want a very neat, compact shape, or a hedge, trim in early summer, after the spring blooms are over.