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Watering: Spring and autumn are its growing seasons, during which Magnolia sieboldii has a very high demand for water, so we should water it frequently to keep the soil moist. Light: Magnolia sieboldii is not tolerant of high temperatures, so in summer it is best to move it indoors to prevent the flowers from withering and the leaves from drying up due to direct sun exposure

Watering

Spring and autumn are its growing seasons, during which Magnolia sieboldii has a very high demand for water, so we should water it frequently to keep the soil moist.

Light

Magnolia sieboldii is not tolerant of high temperatures, so in summer it is best to move it indoors to prevent the flowers from withering and the leaves from drying up due to direct sun exposure.

Soil

Magnolia sieboldii loves to grow in fertile, humus-rich acidic soil, and a soil pH of 5.5-7 is most suitable.

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Cultivation methods for Magnolia sieboldii

Soil

Magnolia sieboldii is a native "Northeast flower", so it loves to grow in fertile, humus-rich acidic soil, and a soil pH of 5.5-7 is most suitable.

Temperature

Magnolia sieboldii is not tolerant of high temperatures; it likes to grow in a cool environment. In summer it is best to move it indoors to prevent the flowers from withering and the leaves from drying up due to excessively high temperatures.

Watering

Because Magnolia sieboldii likes to grow in a moist, shady environment, it should be watered regularly to keep the soil moist, so as to avoid the plant dying from soil drought.

Fertilizing

Fertilizing for Magnolia sieboldii should be mainly light, and does not need to be too concentrated. The humus already contained in the soil can provide good nutrients, so there is usually no need to fertilize too much.

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Chinese scientific name: Tiannvhua (Magnolia sieboldii)

Latin scientific name: Magnolia sieboldii

Also known as: Xiaohua Mulan, Tiannv Mulan

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Angiospermae

Class: Dicotyledoneae

Subclass: Magnoliidae

Order: Magnoliales

Family: Magnoliaceae

Genus: Magnolia

Species: Magnolia sieboldii

Distribution area: the adjacent mountainous areas of Liaoning and Jilin provinces, and local mountainous areas in some provinces of East China and South China

Endangered category: vulnerable species

Protection level: level 3

Flowering period: April-May

Fruiting period: September-October

Companion species: Cornus controversa, Carpinus cordata

Status: provincial flower of Liaoning, city flower of Benxi

Magnolia sieboldii, a deciduous small tree, grows 5 to 15 cm, with white powder on the underside of the leaves, flowering from early June to mid-July, and fruit ripening in early to mid-September. Its place of origin is Liaoning, China, and it is the only wild Magnolia genus plant in China. Within Asia, it is also distributed in South Korea and Japan. It is an endangered plant and a national level 3 key protected plant. Magnolia sieboldii is the provincial flower of Liaoning and also the city flower of Benxi, Liaoning.

1. Morphological characteristics

Deciduous small tree, up to 10 m tall, current-year branchlets slender, about 3 mm in diameter, pale grayish brown, initially covered with silvery-gray appressed long soft hairs. Leaves membranous, obovate or broadly obovate, (6) 9-15 (25) cm long, 4-9 (12) cm wide, apex abruptly narrowly acute or shortly acuminate, base broadly cuneate, obtusely rounded, truncate or nearly cordate, midrib and lateral veins on the upper surface covered with curved soft hairs, lower surface pale white, usually covered with brown and white multicellular hairs, with scattered small golden dots, midrib and lateral veins covered with white long silky hairs, lateral veins 6-8 per side, petiole 1-4 (6.5) cm long, covered with brown and white appressed long hairs, stipule scar about 1/2 the length of the petiole. Flowers opening at the same time as the leaves, white, fragrant, cup-shaped, dish-shaped when fully open, 7-10 cm in diameter; pedicel 3-7 cm long, densely covered with brown and grayish-white appressed long soft hairs, bearing horizontally spreading or slightly drooping flowers; tepals 9, nearly equal in size, outer whorl 3 oblong-obovate or obovate, 4-6 cm long, 2.5-3.5 cm wide, base covered with white hairs, apex broadly rounded or rounded, inner two whorls 6, relatively narrow and small, base gradually narrowed into a short claw; stamens purplish red, 9-11 mm long, anthers about 6 mm long, the two anther cells adjacent, introrse longitudinally dehiscing, apex slightly concave or connective flat, not extended, filaments 3-4 mm long; gynoecium ellipsoid, green, about 1.5 cm long. Aggregate fruit red when ripe, obovoid or oblong, 2-7 cm long; follicles narrowly ellipsoid, about 1 cm long, dehiscing completely into two valves along the dorsal suture. Apex with a beak about 2 mm long; seeds heart-shaped, aril orange-red, outer seed coat dark brown, 6-7 mm long and wide, apical pore small with a pointed tip.

2. Origin and habitat

Produced in Liaoning, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, northern Fujian, Guangxi. Grows in mountainous areas at an altitude of 1,600-2,000 m. Also distributed in Korea and Japan.

3. Uses

The wood can be made into farm tools, and the flowers can be used to extract aromatic oil. The flowers are beautiful and have long pedicels, swaying in the wind, making it a famous garden ornamental tree both in China and abroad. The flowers are used as medicine and can be made into extract.

4. Growth habits

It likes cool, moist environments and deep, fertile soil. It is suitable for growing on shady slopes and in moist valleys. It fears high temperatures, drought and alkaline soil. It grows in shady slope and valley forests at an altitude above 1,000 m.

5. Variety classification

There are 90 species in the same genus, native to East Asia and North America; China has more than 30 species, all of which are beautiful flowering trees. Those commonly cultivated in various places also include:
Yulan magnolia is a famous ornamental plant in China. The flowers open before the leaves, upright, bell-shaped, fragrant.
Wangchun magnolia, also known as Wangchunhua, has flowers in 2 whorls, nearly spoon-shaped, white, with purplish red at the base outside.
Night-fragrant magnolia, also known as Yehe. The pedicel bends downward, the flower is nearly spherical, yellowish white, and extremely fragrant at night.
Lotus magnolia, also known as broad-leaved magnolia. The flowers are large, white, and fragrant.
Purple magnolia, also known as Xinyi. The flowers and leaves open together or the flowers open slightly later than the leaves, the outer whorl tepals are greenish, and the inner 2 whorls of tepals are purplish red.

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