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Ann Magnolia
Magnolia 'Ann'
Ann Magnolia blooms from April through May.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Ann Magnolia
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 4–8. Expect it to reach about 11 ft tall and 10 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 12 years (a house reading).
No toxicity note is on file for Ann Magnolia. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant, with what the sources could not settle written down; years to mature size rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one, and is marked so; its common name and alternate names have not been checked yet. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Ann Magnolia
Plant Ann Magnolia in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 6, the middle of its hardy zones 4 to 8, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from April to May.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 6, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 6 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Ann Magnolia get?
11 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult10 ftwideSee Ann Magnolia in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Ann Magnolia
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Give Ann Magnolia about 10 ft of clear ground in every direction, measured from its center. It is one plant with room around it, not a row, and a raised bed is too small for it.
Add Ann Magnolia to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Ann Magnolia's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity were checked against 18 published sources on August 24, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- Missouri Botanical GardenPlant Finderheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases and pests
- Nature Hills Nurseryheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and pests
- Purdue ArboretumPurdue University Arboretum Explorerheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and soil
- The Morton Arboretumheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, bloom months and color, soil and diseases
- RHSRoyal Horticultural Societyheight, spread, sun, water, bloom months and color and soil
- Chicago Botanic GardenPlant Finderhardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- gertens.comGertens Garden Centerheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water and soil
- NC State ExtensionPlant Toolboxbloom months and color, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity
- University of Arkansas ExtensionUniversity of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Serviceheight, hardiness zones, sun, bloom months and color and soil
- hellernursery.comHeller Nursery (copy credited to Bailey Nurseries, Inc.)height, spread, sun and bloom months and color
- sugarcreekgardens.comSugar Creek Gardensheight, spread, hardiness zones, water and soil
- waverlyfarm.comWaverly Farmheight, hardiness zones, water, diseases and pests
- Internet Archive (archived page)US National Arboretum (archived plant introduction fact sheet)hardiness zones, sun and bloom months and color
- woodyplants.cals.cornell.eduCornell University Woody Plants Databaseheight, spread and bloom months and color
- trees.umn.eduUniversity of Minnesota, The UFOR Nursery and Labheight and water
- treesandshrubsonline.orgTrees and Shrubs Online (International Dendrology Society)hardiness zones and sun
- cornhillnursery.comCorn Hill Nurseryheight
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterNative Plant Information Networktoxicity
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
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