Magnolia x soulangeana Group
Overview
The most popular group of garden Magnolias in temperate regions, including over a hundred cultivars. Interspecific hybrid of Magnolia ♀ denudata (section Yulania) x ♂ liliiflora (section Tulipastrum). Highly variable hybrid group. Many garden hybrids actually represent backcrosses with either M. denudata or M. liliiflora. Most plants are (partially) sterile. First hybrid raised by Chevalier Soulange-Bodin between 1820-1840 in France.