Large-Flowered Magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora

Common Name: Magnolia, Large-Flowered Magnolia

Botanical Name: Magnolia grandiflora, mag-NOL-ee-a grand-i-FLOR-a

Decorative Life: 5-7 days

Flower Color: White

Availability: Spring, Winter, Year Round

Flowers should be harvested in the bud stage.

36-41 F in water.

• Named for Pierre Magnol (1638-1715), French professor of botany and physician to Louis XIV and director of Montpellier Botanic Gardens, France.
• The specific epithet name grandiflora means large-flowered.
• Leaves are often colored rusty brown on the underside.