Biology:Magnolia 'Elizabeth'

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Short description: Hybrid cultivar


Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
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GenusMagnolia
Hybrid parentageM. acuminata × M. denudata
Cultivar'Elizabeth'
BreederBrooklyn Botanic Garden

Magnolia 'Elizabeth' is a hybrid Magnolia that is the offspring of a cross between Magnolia acuminata (cucumbertree) and Magnolia denudata (Yulan magnolia). It is the result of a breeding program to create yellow-flowered varieties conducted at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden beginning in 1953. The cream to pale yellow flowered Magnolia 'Elizabeth' gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1993.[1] It is named for Elizabeth Van Brunt, who donated funds to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.[2]

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