Youll need a big planter, a small variety, and a little TLC.
Keeping these plants in containers also can be a strategy for growing magnolias in placeswhere they arent winter hardy.
But can amagnoliagrow in a pot?
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Youll need alarge enough containerand the right variety to plant in it.
Heres how to care for a potted magnolia.
The good news is that magnolias dont grow very fast.
It can take 20 years for them to reach 20 feet tall.
It slowly grows to about 15-20 feet tall and produces large white flowers in spring into summer.
It grows about 15-20 feet tall.
Royal Star is an outstanding variety with pink buds that open into white flowers in spring.
Waterlily has fragrant white flowers.
Ann is a variety of lily magnolia (Magnolia liliflora) that tops out at 8-10 feet tall.
Its hardy in Zones 4-7, and produces striking, late-blooming purplish-red blooms in spring.
It can get 40 feet tall, but it takes many years.
It develops lemon-scented, creamy white flowers in late spring to early summer.
double-check tofeed the tree monthly during the growing seasonwith half-strength liquid fertilizer to fuel new growth and flowers.
In fall, add a slow-release fertilizer formulated for woody plants.
Containers tend to dry out quickly, which means they often need more frequent watering than in-ground trees.
Water your magnolia in a pot regularly until you see moisture draining out the bottom.
Add alayer of mulchon the soils surface in the pot to help keep your potted magnolias roots cool.
