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Saucer Magnolia

Purple magnolia flowers breaking bud

Magnolia × soulangeana

'Alexandrina'

Season(s): Spring, Winter

Garden:
Terraces and Historic Gardens

Type of Plant: Flower, Fragrant, Tree/Shrub

Photo by Sue Lannon.

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A saucer magnolia tree in bloom.
Saucer Magnolia

‘Alexandrina’ is one of the oldest cultivars of saucer magnolia, first introduced in France in 1831, and remaining popular to this day due to its showy, early blooming flowers.

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