Early flowering magnolias can get ruined by frost, plant these later flowering ones and you stand a better chance of enjoying them flower well each year
I have had my Magnolia Jane for about 9 years in my zone 4, 30 miles from zone 3 garden in Wisconsin. A few years ago we had a very tough winter that had 59 days below zero, and we thought we lost her but she pulled through.
They are Grape Hyacinths (Muscari armeniacum), inexpensive little bulbs that I shallowly planted one autumn more than 15 years ago. I planted them in bold drifts with a little auger tool on an electric drill! I love how the blue color sets off the pink of the magnolia. The amazing thing is that they get NO MAINTENANCE, the deer leave them alone and they come up year after year to make a carpet of eye-popping color. if you want to try some, just be aware that there's a short period in summer when they disappear under the ground (so the patch looks bare) but as you may also have noticed, I've inter-planted them with some low-growing, evergreen, ground covering things that helps to disguise the vacant spot.
We planted a jane magnolia twords end of last summer but this 1st full summer..about 4ft..boomed spring thays all then now its Aug in Indiana look like another bud might bloom..we wanted one that bloomed all year this is what they sold us.... and then we got some black Burg 3 x I guess you that's grinded or something that's real fine organic mulch to put around it I hope that helps do we get the wrong tree because is hybrids better? We went to flowering tree I don't understand it just bloom twice a year once?
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I love to hear a person who loves nature talk about it. I had a pink dogwood in my NJ yard for decades. It eventually succumbed to anthranose. I stuck an anemone clematis at the base of the dead tree and let it use the limbs as a trellis. It covered the whole tree and in spring it was breathtaking. People would stop their cars to ask about it. Regretfully, the dogwood decayed with surprising speed and the clematis was soon just laying on the ground. I saw a Jane magnolia at the local nursery (at that time, relatively new to the market) and thought I'd give it a try. The first year, maybe 2 or 3 flowers. The second year, maybe 5 or 6. Ever since I stopped counting. The flowers are huge and hold their shape well. My nephew is now living in that house and enjoying Jane. I'm now in Maryland and recently planted another Jane, and, in honor of my Mom, a Betty, and a bigger sister, Elizabeth. I'm hoping they gey as beautiful as I expect. Keeping enjoying and sharing your love of nature.
hi, i have magnolia plant but it getting totally dry, what i have to do now, the variety is Betty Mongolia, plz any suggestion, how could i grow her beck or second Q is is this perennial, Thx a lot
These Magnolias are shrubs or small tress and therefore "perennial", they like a moist but free draining soil and if your plant is "getting dry" one thing we would suggest is watering during any dry periods and putting down a good layer of mulch (about 2-3 Inches deep) this will retain the soil moisture and help keep the roots cool as we enter the summer months. You should then find that you will get some nice lush growth and plenty of flowers in subsequent springs.
Hi. My magnolia looks approximately the same as yours but doesn’t have as many blooms. It is currently full of bright green leaves. I would like to prune the bush now because it is so wide at the bottom. Is it a good time to prune the bush now that summer is almost here? I would love to see a video on how to prune the bush from the bottom. I pruned it in late winter and the bush actually has grown more around the base. I don’t want so many branches at the bottom because I cannot see the bottom of the bush.
Yes, this (as soon as possible after flowering) is a good time to do any pruning or shaping. Normally they don't need to be pruned, and I have never pruned my plant. But, if you wish to reshape it or thin out some branches, this (late spring/early summer) is the time to do it.
Came here bc I just noticed, My Jane is almost in full bloom ""again""" 07/16/21 This Jane is around (i'm guessing)15 year's old. I am in SE Missouri. Cape Girardeau area. Anyone else in this area have a Jane?
