Blooms on M. soulangiana , a cross between M. denudata and M. liliiflora and the most popular magnolia in the North, have a pleasing saucer shape. In 1977, the variety 'Centennial' won the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's gold medal award. Scent Figlar is particularly sensitive to magnolias' fragrance. He is even more pleased by the foliage. The genus Magnolia comprises about 128 species, most of which are evergreen.
Trees are native to Asia, the southeastern United States, Latin America, and South America.
Only six species are native to the United States. Magnolias grow as trees, some reaching 100 feet, and as multi-trunk shrubs, a few of which can reach 50 feet tall. However, most of the shrubs, which are characterized by multiple stems, range in height from 10 to 20 feet. Anyone can grow them. Vulcan', a cross of M. campbellii and M. liliiflora is magnificent.