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Lotus Magnolia
Magnolia ‘Lotus’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Lotus Magnolia - Magnolia ‘Lotus’
Named for the shape of its bloom, ‘Lotus’ carries very large pure white flowers with broad, thick tepals that open wide and flat like a water lily rather than staying cupped. Magnolia ‘Lotus’ flowers in early spring on bare branches, and the sheer scale of individual blooms is the point: a mature tree in full flower reads as white from a considerable distance. It is a deciduous small tree of modest, well proportioned size, which keeps it usable in an ordinary suburban garden.
Why Lotus Magnolia
Large White Blooms: Broad tepalled flowers open wide and flat, giving a much bolder white than the narrower star magnolias.
Substantial Tepals: Thick, firm petals hold their shape better than thin tepalled magnolias when spring weather turns.
Bare Branch Flowering: The display arrives before leaf, so nothing competes with the flowers visually.
Moderate Size: A mature height of four to six metres is manageable in a suburban block or courtyard.
Clean Summer Foliage: Broad mid green leaves give a solid, tidy canopy once flowering finishes.
Ideal Applications
White Garden Specimen: A natural anchor for a restrained white and green planting scheme.
Lawn Feature: Planted in open lawn the full flowering silhouette can be appreciated from inside the house.
Courtyard Tree: Its size suits a paved or enclosed space where a large magnolia would overwhelm.
Cool Climate Feature: Performs best in southern Australian districts with reliable winter chill and spring moisture.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 2.5 to 3m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 4 to 5m
Best Planting Season: Winter, while fully dormant, gives the best establishment.
Soil & Drainage: Rich, deep, well drained soil with plenty of organic matter, slightly acid preferred. It resents alkaline soils, heavy compaction and waterlogging equally.
Establishment Care: Water consistently through the first three summers so the shallow fleshy roots never dry out entirely. Mulch to 75mm across the full root spread and keep the area free of competing grass, and site the tree away from early morning sun in frost prone districts so opening blooms are not damaged by a rapid thaw.
Plant Details
Height: 4 to 6m
Width: 3 to 4m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun to part shade, protected from strong wind
Native to: A garden hybrid. Its parent species come from China
Flower Colour: Pure white
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







