May plants
Jimi Blake is the owner creator of Hunting Brook Gardens. huntingbrook.com
MAGNOLIA DOLTSOPA ‘SILVER CLOUD’
This is a selection from Duncan & Davies Nursery in New Zealand, which is now widely available. I planted this as a young plant in the valley and it impressed me straight away by flowering in the second year after planting. It’s a medium-sized tree with an upright growth habit making it suitable for most gardens regardless of size. The flowers emerge from golden velvet buds from spring and into summer. I had a path worn into where it is planted, so I could wallow in the deliciousness of the scented, creamy-white flowers.
Height 10m.
Origin Garden (species Asia).
Conditions Well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil; full sun,
