Magnolia stellata 'Waterlily'
Magnolia 'Waterlily'
'Waterlily' has masses of white starbursts that open from pink buds. The flowers have double the number of strap-shaped petals (more correctly called tepals) than does the wild type. Flowers perfume the air with a delicate fragrance. 'Waterlily' blooms one to two weeks later than typical star magnolias, giving it the advantage of missing some of the late frosts. It grows into a large, rounded shrub or can be trained into a small tree with careful pruning.
Contributed by @melvynprentice
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and fertile
Common name
Magnolia 'Waterlily'
Latin name
Magnolia stellata 'Waterlily'
type
Flowering shrubs or trees
family
Magnoliaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
3.00 M
3.70 M
Magnolia stellata 'Waterlily'
'Waterlily' has masses of white starbursts that open from pink buds. The flowers have double the number of strap-shaped petals (more correctly called tepals) than does the wild type. Flowers perfume the air with a delicate fragrance. 'Waterlily' blooms one to two weeks later than typical star magnolias, giving it the advantage of missing some of the late frosts. It grows into a large, rounded shrub or can be trained into a small tree with careful pruning.
Planting Outdoors
From Mid Autumn TO Mid Spring
Before planting out dig in plenty of well rotted manure or compost into a hole that is 2 or 3 times the width of the pot but not deeper. They should be planted, spreading the roots out, so that the top roots are near the surface. Mulch over the top.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted. Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted. Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
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