Yellow Bird/Butterflies Magnolia not blooming - why?
Wayne Reibold
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Magnolia has never bloomed--why not?
Comments (5)Mystery solved!!! Thank you so much, Butterfly4u! I have never heard this about trees grown from seed. The tree is at least 16 years old, but it may be a couple of years older (my Mother started it in her yard in Arkansas, and then we moved it to Tennessee). You've given me hope that it will bloom in the next few years! I can't wait! Thanks again!...See MoreYellow Magnolias
Comments (7)"Daphne" is a new variety that's supposed to be one of the best for yellow color that holds well (see link). Not sure about hardiness, and availability is probably very limited. Check Fairweather Gardens website - they list "Daphne" and some other yellow varieties - "Golden Gift", "Golden Sun", "Lois", "Sun Spire", "Sunsation", "Yellow Bird", and "Skyland's Best". I planted "Butterflies" in my yard several years ago. Haven't been too impressed by the size or color of the flowers. Also subject to winter injury in exposed location. Here are some Magnolia Society descriptions for several of the yellows: Sun Ray - The flower is larger in size and perhaps slightly deeper yellow in color than Sundance. The plant has larger leaves and thicker stems than Sundance. Hardy to zone 5. Registered by Dr. August Kehr. Sun Spire - has very deep yellow flowers which appear late, after frost. Thought to be hardy in zones 5-8, the tree has a very distinct fastigiate growth habit. Selected in 1997 and registered in 1999 by Kehr. Sunburst - This floriferous, somewhat upright tree produces deep-yellow flowers; hardy in USDA zones 5-7; selected and registered (1999) by Dr. August Kehr Sundance - Flowers barium yellow, 20 CM. in diameter; tepals are R.H.S. yellow 10B on the outside, yellow 10C-D on the inside. Registered by August E. Kehr Sunsation - This very late flowering form has deep yellow flowers on a vigorous, somewhat spreading tree. .. this was bred by August Kehr, and registered in February 2000. A fellow magnolia breeder tells Augie that this is his best yellow selection. Here is a link that might be useful: Daphne Magnolia...See MoreYellow flower for attracting butterflies?
Comments (22)About the Spicebush Swallowtail, the supposed host, Sweet Bay Magnolia, "huge"; the prospechve host, Camphor tree, invasive, and the known host, Spice Bush, "pretty large" : Sweet Bay Magnolia's support of SbSt butterfly is a perfect example of how - a similar species name is enough for someone to originate erroneous information, and - informational sources do not verify copied information that they post, thereby proliferating myths. By the way, the same myth exists for Palamedes St. Birds have given me Camphor trees, a huge, and a big, which in turn gave me several small, and now dozens of new. SbSt visits every year are relatively infrequent, which means that there is plenty of host in the area. So, your pretty large Spice Bush could be sufficient. More than sufficient may or may not get more visitors, depending on area-wide host presence. Worth a try, assuming that you work out a way to supply the water....See MoreDo yellow magnolia's bloom late?
Comments (7)If you just planted it last year, it may not bloom for a couple of years at least. Woody plants often take a few years of growing good roots before setting flower buds. Some magnolias have to reach a certain level of maturity before blooming, though since this one is either cutting grown or grafted, it will take less time. M. 'Butterflies' does bloom before the leaves emerge, so if the leaves start expanding you will know that it won't be blooming this year....See MoreWayne Reibold
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