Overview

Introduce a touch of timeless elegance to your landscape with the Jane Magnolia live plant. This captivating deciduous flowering shrub or small tree is celebrated for its exquisite, fragrant, tulip-shaped blooms that unfurl in a vibrant purple-pink on the outside with delicate white interiors. Unlike many early-blooming magnolias, the ‘Jane’ variety offers a distinct advantage: its blossoms appear later in spring to early summer. This delayed bloom period significantly reduces the risk of frost damage, ensuring a spectacular display year after year. Cultivated in a 2.5-inch pot and arriving at an approximate height of 6–12 inches, this robust plant is ready to establish itself as a focal point in your garden. The Jane Magnolia live plant is a hardy and reliable choice for gardeners seeking both beauty and resilience.

As a member of the ‘Little Girl’ series of hybrid magnolias, the Jane Magnolia live plant is a cross between Magnolia liliiflora ‘Nigra’ and Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’. It’s known for its relatively compact size, making it suitable for a variety of garden settings. This plant matures into a rounded, bushy form, reaching an average height of 15 feet and a spread of 12 feet, creating a substantial yet manageable presence. Its verdant green foliage provides a lush backdrop throughout the growing season, often offering moderate fall color before shedding its leaves for winter. Ideal for USDA Zones 4–8, this magnolia thrives in a range of conditions and is a testament to enduring beauty in the garden.

Key Benefits

The Jane Magnolia live plant offers a multitude of advantages that make it a cherished addition to any garden. Its unique characteristics provide both aesthetic appeal and practical benefits for the discerning gardener.

• Late Blooming Season: One of the most significant benefits of the Jane Magnolia live plant is its later bloom period, which typically occurs from late spring to early summer. This timing helps it avoid the damaging effects of late spring frosts that can often mar the flowers of earlier blooming magnolia varieties, ensuring a more consistent and beautiful floral display.
• Striking Tulip-Shaped Flowers: The plant produces an abundance of visually stunning, cup-to-tulip-shaped flowers. These blooms feature a rich purple-pink color on the exterior, beautifully contrasting with a pure white interior, creating a captivating visual effect that draws the eye.
• Fragrant Blooms: Beyond their visual appeal, the flowers of this magnolia emit a light, pleasant fragrance. This subtle scent adds another layer of sensory enjoyment to your garden, making it a delightful plant to place near patios, walkways, or windows where its aroma can be appreciated.
• Versatile Landscape Use: The Jane Magnolia’s moderate mature size and rounded, bushy growth habit make it incredibly versatile. It excels as a specimen plant, drawing attention to its unique beauty, but also performs wonderfully in mixed borders, foundation plantings, or as a graceful small tree in smaller garden spaces.
• Low Maintenance & Easy to Grow: Once established, the Jane Magnolia is remarkably hardy and requires minimal care. It’s considered easy to grow, making it suitable for both experienced gardeners and those new to planting flowering shrubs. Its robust nature contributes to its reliability and longevity in the landscape.
• Hardy and Reliable: This magnolia is well-suited for a broad range of climates, flourishing reliably in USDA Zones 4 through 8. This hardiness ensures that it can withstand varying temperatures and conditions, providing consistent performance year after year.
• Appealing Foliage: Throughout the spring and summer, the plant boasts attractive green leaves that provide a lush, vibrant presence. The foliage also offers moderate fall color, adding seasonal interest before the leaves drop.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Jane Magnolia live plant is straightforward, ensuring years of beautiful blooms. This robust deciduous shrub thrives with proper attention to its environmental needs. When considering magnolia tree care, remember that establishing good habits early on will lead to a healthier, more vigorous plant.

For optimal growth, the Jane Magnolia prefers a location with full sun to part shade. Full sun means at least six hours of direct sunlight per day, which encourages the most prolific blooming. Part shade, providing 3-6 hours of sunlight, particularly in the afternoon, can be beneficial in hotter climates to protect the plant from intense heat. Avoid deep shade, as this will result in sparse flowering and weaker growth. When planting your Jane Magnolia live plant, choose a site with organically rich, medium moisture, and well-drained soil. It prefers neutral to slightly acidic soil. Good drainage is crucial, as magnolias do not tolerate soggy conditions, which can lead to root rot. Amend heavy clay soils with compost or other organic matter to improve drainage and fertility.

Watering should be moderate, especially during the plant’s establishment period. Keep the soil consistently moist but never waterlogged. Once established, the Jane Magnolia is relatively drought-tolerant, but regular watering during prolonged dry spells will benefit its health and bloom production. Applying a 2-3 inch layer of mulch around the root zone is highly recommended. Mulch helps to retain soil moisture, regulate soil temperature, suppress weeds, and protect the plant’s fleshy, sensitive roots from temperature extremes. Fertilize in early spring with a balanced, slow-release granular fertilizer formulated for trees and shrubs. Pruning is generally minimal; perform light pruning after flowering to remove any dead, damaged, or crossing branches, and to maintain its desired shape. Avoid heavy pruning, as this can reduce the following year’s blooms. It’s also important to note that magnolias have sensitive root systems, so avoid transplanting once they are established. Following these guidelines will ensure your deciduous flowering shrub flourishes.

Size & Details

Your Jane Magnolia live plant arrives as a vibrant specimen, ready to thrive in your garden. Each plant is shipped in a 2.5-inch pot, providing a healthy root system for successful transplanting. At the time of shipping, the approximate height of the plant ranges from 6 to 12 inches, making it an ideal size for establishing in its new location. This particular variety is a deciduous flowering shrub or small tree, meaning it will lose its leaves in the fall and regrow them in the spring, offering seasonal interest.

Upon maturity, the Jane Magnolia typically reaches an impressive height of approximately 15 feet, with a spread of about 12 feet. It develops a naturally rounded, bushy form, which contributes to its appeal as a specimen plant or as part of a border. The flowers are a distinctive purple-pink on the outside with white interiors, blooming from late spring to early summer. Its green foliage provides a lush appearance throughout the warmer months, and in autumn, it may display moderate fall color. This hardy and reliable plant is suitable for USDA Zones 4–8, ensuring it can withstand a wide range of climates and grow into a magnificent feature in your landscape.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this Jane Magnolia live plant get? A: The Jane Magnolia typically grows to a mature size of about 15 feet tall and 12 feet wide, forming a rounded, bushy deciduous flowering shrub or small tree.
• Q: What size pot does the plant come in? A: The Jane Magnolia live plant is shipped in a 2.5-inch pot, and its height at shipping is approximately 6–12 inches.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The Jane Magnolia is primarily an outdoor plant, best suited for garden beds, borders, or as a specimen planting. It is not generally grown as an indoor houseplant.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: This magnolia thrives in full sun to part shade. It requires at least 4-6 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal blooming, though some afternoon shade can be beneficial in very hot climates.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, the Jane Magnolia is considered low maintenance and easy to grow once established. It requires minimal pruning and is quite hardy within its recommended USDA zones.
• Q: What condition will the deciduous flowering shrub arrive in? A: Your Jane Magnolia live plant will arrive in a 2.5-inch pot, healthy and ready for planting. During winter, it may arrive dormant and leafless, which is normal for deciduous plants.
• Q: When is the best time to plant a late blooming magnolia? A: The best time to plant a Jane Magnolia is in spring or early fall, allowing the plant sufficient time to establish its root system before extreme weather.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: The Jane Magnolia is hardy in USDA Zones 4–8, meaning it can tolerate winter temperatures within this range. If you are outside these zones, protection may be needed.
• Q: What kind of soil does the Jane Magnolia prefer? A: It prefers organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soil that is neutral to slightly acidic. Good drainage is crucial to prevent root issues.
• Q: Can I prune my magnolia tree care for shaping? A: You can prune your Jane Magnolia lightly after it has finished flowering to remove any dead or damaged branches and to maintain its desired shape. Avoid heavy pruning.