{"product_id":"magnolia-mercury","title":"Mercury Magnolia - Magnolia ‘Mercury’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMercury Magnolia - Magnolia ‘Mercury’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the deciduous magnolias, ‘Mercury’ sits at the tall and vigorous end. It makes an upright tree hung with big tulip shaped flowers, rich purple pink outside and paler within, opening from late winter into early spring, and because it flowers a little later than the earliest hybrids it more often escapes a damaging frost. It is one of the \u003cem\u003eMagnolia\u003c\/em\u003e hybrids raised by the Jury family in New Zealand, a line responsible for most of the large flowered magnolias grown in Australia today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Mercury\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: Substantial goblet flowers, generously produced along the bare branches.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLater Timing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blooms after the earliest magnolias, which reduces the risk of a late frost taking the display.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVertical Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: A strongly upright habit that suits narrower garden spaces than the spreading soulangeana types.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo Tone Effect\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep colour on the outer surface against a much paler interior gives the open flower real depth.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVigour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Establishes and grows faster than most deciduous magnolias, so it reaches display size sooner.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sited alone against a plain wall or dark hedge so the flowers read clearly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow Garden Beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: The upright habit fits side gardens where a spreading magnolia would not.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWoodland Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted among camellias, rhododendrons and hellebores in cool climate gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Interest Plantings\u003c\/strong\u003e: Combined with early bulbs beneath for a coordinated late winter display.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m in a row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m for open grown trees\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or late winter before the buds swell\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, humus rich, moisture retentive and free draining, slightly acid. Not suited to shallow limey soils\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice weekly through the first two summers and keep the root zone permanently mulched to 75mm, because magnolia roots are shallow, fleshy and intolerant of both drying out and being dug around. Feed with a slow release fertiliser after flowering and prune only to remove crossing or damaged wood, straight after the flowers finish.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast for a magnolia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade, sheltered from strong wind\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e A garden hybrid raised in New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Purple pink outside, paler inside\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795350618398,"sku":"ND-1151-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795350651166,"sku":"ND-1151-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/ou_y404IUuTocZ5HnCVgX_643StnhU.jpg?v=1787313924","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/magnolia-mercury","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}