Description
'Jane' magnolia is a hybrid deciduous shrub or small tree with a compact habit in the Magnoliaceae family. It is part of the Little Girl Series created at the National Arboretum in the 1950's by Francis DeVos and William Kosar who crossed M. liliiflora ‘Nigra’ and M. stellata ‘Rosea’.

The Little Girl Series flowers about 2-4 weeks from mid-April to early May, which is later than other species of magnolia and therefore there is less likelihood of frost damage to the flower buds. 'Jane' is a particularly cold hardy form with large fragrant purple-red flowers that resemble tulips with white centers covering bare branches before the leaves emerge. The flowers occasionally rebloom mid-summer. It grows to a height of around 15 feet tall and 12 feet wide.

Attributes:
Genus: Magnolia
Family: Magnoliaceae
Life Cycle: Woody
Dimensions:
Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
Width: 8 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in.

Light:
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Flowers:
Flower Color: Pink, Purple/Lavender, Red/Burgundy & White
Flower Value To Gardener: Fragrant Showy
Flower Bloom Time: Spring& Summer
Flower Shape: Cup
Flower Size: 6 inches
Flower Description:
8" wide cup-shaped red-purple with white centers, showy flowers appear before leaves in mid to late spring. May rebloom in summer.