Magnolia soulangiana ‘Betty’ Betty Magnolia #3

A hardy, slow- hardy, slow-growing deciduous shrub or small tree that grows to about 10-15 feet tall and wide, notable for its late-spring blooming with fragrant, deep reddish-purple, tulip-shaped flowers with white interiors. The dark green, oval leaves have a copper-bronze fall color and emerge after the flowers, which are protected from late frosts by their later blooming period. Betty Magnolia thrives in full sun to part shade, prefers slightly acidic, rich, well-drained soil, and is ideal as a specimen plant, in shrub borders, or as a screening plant.