Magnoliaceae
Magnolia portoricensis
Magnolia portoricensis
Also known as Magnolia patoricensis, Dugandiodendron portoricense
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Magnolia · Puerto Rico · Tropical Tree · Rare · Endemic · Flowering Tree · Humid Climate · Conservation · Subtropical · Collector Plant
Magnolia portoricensis is a rare tropical magnolia endemic to Puerto Rico, best suited to humid subtropical or tropical outdoor environments with rich, consistently moist soil. It prefers dappled or partial shade when young, gradually tolerating more sun as it matures into a tree. This species is extremely rare in cultivation and requires attentive watering, high humidity, and protection from frost at all times.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist; do not allow roots to dry out completely · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Temperature
- 55°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 9a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 16.7 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Puerto Rico
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle
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