Magnolia White Pearl

Common Name:
White Pearl Magnolia

Description:
Magnolia White Pearl is a refined, deciduous magnolia variety admired for its elegant, goblet-shaped white blooms and graceful, upright form. Flowering in late winter to early spring, often before the new leaves emerge, White Pearl lights up the garden with its large, creamy-white flowers that stand out dramatically against bare branches. The blooms have a soft fragrance and a luminous quality that brings a sense of calm and sophistication to any setting. Once the flowering period passes, lush mid-green foliage appears, forming a tidy canopy that adds structure throughout the warmer months. In Melbourne’s temperate climate, White Pearl performs best in full sun to part shade, in well-drained, slightly acidic soil enriched with organic matter. It is ideal as a specimen tree, in mixed garden beds, or in pairs to frame entrances or pathways. This variety is moderately fast-growing and benefits from mulching and occasional pruning to shape after flowering.

Form:

• Tree - Small

• Tree - Medium

Mature Size:

• Height: 3 to 6 metres

• Width: 2 to 4 metres

Aspect:

• Full Sun

• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Winter

• Flowers in Spring

Flower Colour:

• White

Key Attributes:

• Scented Flowers

• Suitable for Feature Planting

• Suitable for Small to Medium Gardens

• Deciduous

• Low Maintenance

• Frost Tolerant (once established)

• Seasonal Interest

Toxicity:
Not known to be toxic to humans or animals.

Companion Plants:

• Camellia japonica

• Helleborus x hybridus

• Liriope muscari

• Pieris japonica

• Rhododendron spp.