Beautiful and lush blooming magnolias are the adornment of every spring. It's all the nicer when you can enjoy this enchanting sight a second time - isn't it?
Magnolias can bloom twice a year
Mild spring often ensures a second bloom
Many a garden lover is amazed in July / August when they suddenly discover blossoms on their magnolia. This second bloom often follows a fairly mild and early spring when the plant bloomed particularly early. However, the August bloom is often weaker than the spring bloom, after all, the tree now has to invest additional energy in developing and caring for the leaves. Normally, a magnolia flowers before it develops leaves. However, summer flowering does not occur with all magnolia varieties, such behavior is only known from the purple magnolia and the tulip magnolia.
Summer magnolia does not bloom until July
There is also a late-blooming magnolia variety that generally only blooms from July or August: the summer magnolia "Magnolia sieboldii", which is also called Siebold's magnolia. This small, more shrubby tree grows up to 10 meters tall and is deciduous. The species originally comes from Japan, but is also widespread in China and Korea. The species not only blooms late, but also has another special feature compared to other magnolias: the flowers only appear after the leaves have formed.
tips and tricks
The second flowering in summer cannot be forced, not even by a radical pruning in autumn. Many a magnolia lover tries to force their loved ones to bloom in this way - but usually fails miserably. In the worst case, the magnolia does not bloom at all the following year because it has to put too much energy into regeneration.