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Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Spacing: 10-15'
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Deer Resistant: Yes
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Butterflies Magnolia - multi stem
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Everybody loves a Magnolia Tree, and you probably see plenty of these pink- and white-flowering Trees around your neighborhood each spring, but have you ever seen Magnolia ‘Butterflies,’ with its scrumptious banana-custard-yellow blooms? The flowers line the bare branches like yellow tulips and have a gentle fragrance. We are pleased to be able to offer this uncommon tree in two forms: Our dense and bushy multi-stem Butterflies Magnolias will anchor your spring garden and do double-duty as some of the prettiest privacy Trees you’ll ever see. Our single-stem Butterflies make splendid specimens for your front yard landscaping and will have the neighbors asking, “What is that gorgeous tree?!”
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Spacing: 10-15'
- Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Deer Resistant: Yes
- Show more ›
The Story
If roses bloom in red, pink, white, and yellow, people want a blue one. If Magnolias bloom in pink and white, people want a yellow one. The late plant breeder Phil Savage set out to answer the call for the latter. He crossed a Cucumber Magnolia (named for its lumpy green fruits) from Northern Ohio with a Japanese Magnolia called 'Sawada's Cream', grew a whole crop of seedlings on, and selected the best one: 'Butterflies'. Our 'multi-stem' Butterflies have a shrubby growth habit and make a dense screen in the summer.
The Details
Star Magnolia, Saucer Magnolia, Yulan Magnolia, Loebner Magnolia. All of these spring harbingers bloom very early, giving us a welcome wake-up after a long winter. Sometimes a late frost spoils the show, however, leaving us feeling cheated. Butterflies Magnolia starts blooming a couple of weeks after these go-getters. It gives us that burst of spring color we're craving, while usually dodging icy weather.
How to Grow
Give your Butterflies Magnolia a sunny spot in a well-drained site, and it will be happy. A rich, organic, slightly acid soil will result in the best growth. Like most Magnolia Trees, Butterflies dislikes both very wet and very dry conditions, so plant it a couple of inches above grade to improve drainage, and supply it with regular water, especially during the first year or two of establishment. A generous layer of mulch will help in regulating soil moisture levels as well as evening out root zone temperatures. Butterflies requires little pruning.
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