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Post by Chuckles on Mar 19, 2008 23:08:23 GMT
Just bought one ;D been on my want list for ages. The question is I'd like to keep it in a large pot. Anyone have one in a pot and do I need special compo or feed for them, any advice appreciated  |
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Post by andy on Mar 20, 2008 8:09:30 GMT
Beautiful species of magnolia...there is a pinkish variety called "Susan"
Ideal for pots as they're slow growing and small....although i have seen them 8' x 8' growing in a garden. Probably best to use ericaceous soil and feed with the miracle grow for lime hating plants....once a week in the growing season.
Keep it sheltered and if we get a frost and the flowers are out, just shade it from morning sun to stop the flowers going mushy like Camellias do.
Good luck
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 20, 2008 8:14:20 GMT
I've got one that has been growing in a pot for 4 years now as I wasn't sure where I wanted it in the garden. It has grown very slowly like Andy says but is flourishing and has flowered every year. It is in a fairly large pot - 50cm across and 50cm deep and is planted in ericaceous compost. I just scrape off the top layer of compost each year and put a fresh layer in the pot. I also use a 6 monthly feed that is especially for magnolias, azaleas etc...
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 20, 2008 8:55:51 GMT
Thanks Andy and Jasmine, just what I wanted to know. I'd much prefer to have ask on here than look on different web sites. You find some conflicting and even confusing advise and don't always gets the detail you really need all in one place either. Much prefer hands on real life experiences. Sounds like it's a goer in a pot then I've got some ericaceous compo and feed that I have for my one magnolia. I reckon I'll have some fleece handy to pop over it for protection as and when too. Now the next thing is do I have a pot large enough or will I have to buy a new one  ;D |
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 20, 2008 9:13:44 GMT
I think you should go to the GC and look for a new pot - I went on the same mission at the beginning of the week and found a pot...and a camellia...and some parsnip seeds...and had to have them all! ;D
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Post by dirtyboots on Mar 23, 2008 16:13:07 GMT
Reading through the threads while I have "time out" from toddlers. I'm pleased that all the GC's are closed today and tomorrow, the OG would have to spend a small fortune to shut me up. ;D Still, he would buy a gardenless house  Oh, the plants on my wish list!! |
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Post by Plocket on Mar 23, 2008 16:27:06 GMT
Magnolia stellata is a beauty - I've had one for a few years now and it's just starting to open it's buds now. These were taken last year, in April:   |
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Post by Tig on Mar 23, 2008 19:32:38 GMT
I have Magnolia 'Susan' growing in a large pot, it was only a twig when I purchased it in 2006 and I managed to snap the top off it on the way home  I read/heard that they can take up to seven years to flower, but this year it has buds x Tig |
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Post by purplejulia on Mar 23, 2008 20:11:26 GMT
Tig, I have a Magnolia Susan which has a few purple buds. I bought mine last year from a garden centre for about £6. It is more than a twig so I thought it was quite good value. I bought magnolia "twigs" before for about £2.50 and it really isn't worth it in the end - I'm too impatient to wait seven years.
PJ
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Post by Ruthie on Mar 23, 2008 20:40:12 GMT
I bought a Magnolia stellata from a table outside a house for £1.50. Decided to give it to my Sister 'cos she'd always wanted one. 2 Years later it was dead!!! She never looks after anything!!
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 23, 2008 20:57:21 GMT
Well I got a new pot and my Magnolia Stellata is looking very happy in it. Not been fit to take a pic but I'll post one when it's got a few more flowers open Have to say not a cheap purchase, Stellata £19.99 and pot £16.99  good job OH treated ;D |
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Post by Tig on Mar 24, 2008 0:20:11 GMT
I'm not saying how much I paid for mine (yet ) - will wait and see if the flowers look like 'Susan' - I know Andy will put me straight if I have made a 'boo-boo' |
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 26, 2008 17:00:26 GMT
Chuckles - I saw your pot on another thread - it's gorgeous and looks worth every penny!! ;D
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Post by Auricula on Oct 27, 2008 14:47:23 GMT
I have a magnolia stellata which I put into the ground. After 2 years it had hardly grown and only had a couple of flowers.I have had it in my "plant hospital" potted up behind my greenhouse since spring and it is still alive. If I bought a proper pot and mollycoddled it, do you think it is worth preserving? What could its problem be? It hasn't put on any growth, but has leaves ( no flowers this year) |
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 27, 2008 20:36:28 GMT
Oh dear Auricula  Not sure what it's problem could be but Andy mentioned earlier in this thread that they are slow growing and it's best to use ericaceous soil, and to feed with the miracle grow for lime hating plants once a week in the growing season. Mines done really well in it's pot and has grown quite a lot in a short space of time, it's just losing it's leaves now. |
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good job OH treated ;D
Not sure what it's problem could be but Andy mentioned earlier in this thread that they are slow growing and it's best to use ericaceous soil, and to feed with the miracle grow for lime hating plants once a week in the growing season.