Botanical Name: Common Names:
Magnolia hybrida Princess Cleopatra PARCLEO,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Trees Dense, Upright
Description:
So many flowers you can hardly see the leaves! Princess Magnolias are new to the market and have been bred in Australia and selected for their quick, tidy growth habit and magnificent perfumed flowers. Cleopatra forms a tidy shrub, flowering in winter, spring and again in summer and autumn. Flowers are creamy white, blushed with pink with beautiful perfume. Foliage is deep green and leathery. Can be grown as a small tree to 4m but is easily maintained as a 2-3m screen or hedge. Drought tolerant once established
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Magnoliaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Cream, Pink
Flower Colour: Green
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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