A popular, compact, bushy shrub or small tree with mid-green leaves and silky buds which open up to large, pure white, star-shaped flowers, sometimes faintly flushed pink. The flowers are lightly scented, and open very early, before the leaves, eventually covering the shrub for several weeks. This is one of the best magnolias for a small garden.Position: full sunSoil: any moist, well-drained soilRate of growth: slow-growingFlowering period: March to AprilHardiness: fully hardySold in a 12 litre pot.