{"product_id":"magnolia-star-wars","title":"Star Wars Magnolia - Magnolia ‘Star Wars’","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\u003eStar Wars Magnolia - Magnolia ‘Star Wars’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Star Wars’ is a New Zealand-raised cross between \u003cem\u003eMagnolia campbellii\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMagnolia liliiflora\u003c\/em\u003e, and it took the enormous flowers of the first parent and made them appear on a young, garden-sized tree. The blooms are deep rose-pink, up to 250mm across, opening from tall pointed buds on bare branches from late winter and continuing over an unusually long season. Unlike a seedling campbellii, which can take fifteen years to flower, this one performs while still small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Star Wars Magnolia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower size\u003c\/strong\u003e: Among the largest blooms of any magnolia that will flower in a domestic garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarly to flower\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blooms as a young tree rather than after a decade of waiting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtended season\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowering runs over many weeks from late winter, with scattered later blooms on established trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVivid colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep rose-pink outside, paler within, so the display shifts as the flowers open.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManageable tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reaches a size suited to a suburban front garden rather than an arboretum.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront garden statement tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: The single most visible plant on the property for two months of the year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLawn specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Given open ground and a dark backdrop the flowers carry from the street.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool-climate gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits Victoria, Tasmania, the Adelaide Hills and the NSW tablelands.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal entry planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A matched pair either side of a drive is a strong late-winter effect.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not suited to hedging; allow 4m if repeated in a row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late autumn to winter, while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, rich, slightly acidic and free draining, with plenty of organic matter. Shallow fleshy roots mean it fails in compacted, waterlogged or very dry soils.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice weekly through the first two or three summers and never let the root zone dry out in a heatwave. Mulch thickly but keep it off the trunk, avoid cultivating within the root area, and choose a position sheltered from spring wind that would strip the open flowers.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 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 light shade, with wind shelter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden hybrid raised in New Zealand from Asian species\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep rose-pink, late winter into spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795306742046,"sku":"ND-1157-45L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":59795306774814,"sku":"ND-1157-75L","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795306807582,"sku":"ND-1157-100L","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795306840350,"sku":"ND-1157-500MM","price":850.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":59795306873118,"sku":"ND-1157-200L","price":3575.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/yuuqTecM66XvJVpyvOn7C_qZt1LwMq.jpg?v=1787313245","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/magnolia-star-wars","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}