Magnolia liliifera var. obovata

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Magnolia liliifera var. obovata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Talauma hodgsonii, Hook. & Thom. Tender evergreen tree, 50-60 ft. high, producing lvs. and fls. at the same time: lvs. 8-20 x 4-9 in., obovate-oblong, cuspidate or obtuse, leathery, glabrous: fls. cup-shaped, fully 6 in. across and 4 in. deep, solitary, terminal; sepals 3-5, purple outside; petals about 6: fr. 4-6 in. long. Himalayas. B.M. 7392.—The fls. have a spicy odor, hard thick fleshy texture, and the glaucous purplish blue of the sepals contrasts well with the ivory-white of the petals. Hooker ranks this species second in beauty only to Magnolia Campbellii (p. 1969, Vol. IV). T. Hodgsonii grows at an elevation of 5,000-6,000 ft. This fine tree has been flowered at Kew and perhaps elsewhere in Eu., but never in Amer., so far as is known. Many times seeds were received at Kew from India, but they never germinated, the reason being the rapid decay of the albumen, involving that of the embryo. The trees now cult. in Eu. have been derived from young plants sent from India in Wardian cases at considerable expense and risk. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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