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Magnolia 'Cameo'® 23cm

Name: Magnolia 'Cameo'® 23cm
Brand: Greenleaf Garden Center
SKU: MagnCameo23cm
Price: 55.0 EUR
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Deciduous flowering tree · Magnoliaceae · compact, broad-columnar

Magnolia ‘Cameo’ PBR

Family: Magnoliaceae · Pot: 23 cm · Height: approx. 70 cm

Bicolour tepals
Cream interior
Precocious bloom
Sweet fragrance

Magnolia ‘Cameo’ PBR resembles a hand-painted miniature: each upright flower has a deep rose-to-purple outer surface and a luminous cream-white interior. As the cup opens, the contrast becomes spectacular without losing refinement. Sweet, lightly citrus fragrance and a compact broad-columnar crown complete an exceptionally sophisticated selection. Every stage of opening presents a different, finely balanced composition.

In a small garden it delivers the effect of a rare magnolia without the bulk of a large tree. Place it where flowers can be seen close up: the dark outer “frame” and pale centre change continuously as you move around the plant.

What makes it distinctive

‘Cameo’ is distinguished by dark outside and two further characters specific to this exact selection.

Dark outside

The outer epidermis carries deep red-purple pigment to create a disciplined outline.

Light within

A cream-white interior is revealed gradually, transforming the flower as it opens.

Citrus fragrance

A soft sweet scent with a citrus trace adds an experience no photograph can show.

Why you will love it: each flower changes from a dark bud into a luminous bicolour cup worth watching day by day.

In the garden & on the balconyPlacement & plant pairingsExact position, mature scale and three botanically compatible companions.

Planting position

Best position

Place near a path, seating area or entrance against a calm bright background, allowing both outer and inner flower surfaces to be seen without visual crowding.

Colour & compatibility

Compatible planting

Pair with Sarcococca confusa, Epimedium × perralchicum and Cyclamen coum for winter scent, fine groundcover and early colour beneath the small crown.

Sarcococca confusa — acts as a structural backdrop or vertical counterpoint with a compatible scale and growth rhythm.
Epimedium × perralchicum — extends the composition with a different flowering season and compatible light, position and soil moisture.
Cyclamen coum — adds low seasonal flowers before or between the plant’s main periods of interest.

Care at a glance

Light

Sun to bright partial shade, sheltered from drying easterly wind. Morning light and a calm microclimate help the flowers open cleanly.

Water

Water deeply during establishment and prolonged summer drought. Roots appreciate even moisture but not heavy, permanently saturated ground.

Climate & hardiness

Woody growth is hardy, although open flowers may be damaged by late frost. A site away from frost pockets protects the display.

Safety

An ornamental tree, not a food product. Do not use bark, flowers or leaves for consumption without specialist botanical identification.

Detailed careComplete care guideSoil, feeding, pruning and winter management.

Light

Sun to bright partial shade, sheltered from drying easterly wind. Morning light and a calm microclimate help the flowers open cleanly.

Water

Water deeply during establishment and prolonged summer drought. Roots appreciate even moisture but not heavy, permanently saturated ground.

Soil & drainage

Provide deep, fertile, organic, freely drained soil, preferably slightly acid to neutral. Avoid compaction and digging over the fleshy surface roots.

Feeding

Apply compost around the crown and a restrained feed in early spring. Excess nitrogen favours extension at the expense of wood ripening and flower buds.

Pruning

Prune only when necessary, just after flowering: remove dead, crossing or weak branches. Large cuts heal slowly and distort the natural habit.

Winter

Leaf fall is normal. Keep roots buffered with organic mulch and protect only young potted plants from prolonged deep freezing.

Development over timeFrom young plant to mature presenceEstablishment, specific architecture and the plant's real mature garden volume.

Initial establishment

In its first years the magnolia invests more in roots and a few sound axes than in rapid bulk. An undisturbed root zone and deep watering during drought build its framework securely.

Building its form

‘Cameo’ begins narrow and often flowers before developing a large framework. With age it mainly increases short lateral flowering positions while primary shoots retain a broad-columnar rather than umbrella-shaped form.

Mature expression

At maturity it forms a compact conical crown 3–4 m high and 1.5–2.5 m wide, with bicoloured flowers held close to the main limbs.

Mature habit & dimensions

Long-term maturity

Height 3–4 mSpread 1.5–2.5 mcompact, broad-columnar

A deciduous Magnolia with a compact and conical crown, a clear branch framework and flowers distributed along the main limbs.

Form through time

Seasonal cycle

DeciduousTree habitFlowers before or with the leaves

SpringFlowers open on the bare or just-leafing branch framework.

Summer–autumnAfter flowering, the full leafy crown develops before natural leaf fall.

In winter the clean branch framework remains; leaflessness is a natural part of the cycle.

History & originCultivar originThe bicolour sister of ‘Cleopatra’ from the same New Zealand ‘Sweet Simplicity’ × Black Tulip® cross.

‘Cameo’ came from the same controlled cross that later yielded ‘Cleopatra’. At Waitara, New Zealand, Vance Hooper crossed Magnolia ‘Sweet Simplicity’ as seed parent with Magnolia ‘Jurmag1’ Black Tulip® as pollen parent in 1996, seeking compact plants with strong, clean flowers.

The seedling that became ‘Cameo’ was selected in 2000. Asexual propagation by budding began that year and retained the diagnostic red-purple outside and white interior, broad-columnar development, fragrance and capacity to flower at a very young age. USPP27,222 describes these features in detail.

Although it shares parents with ‘Cleopatra’, ‘Cameo’ is not merely a paler version. Its strict bicolour division creates a different visual experience: a dark outline while the flower is closed and a luminous revelation as it opens, like a tiny cameo mounted on a branch.

Greenleaf for Plant NerdsScientific details nobody asked forMechanisms, anatomy, physiology and taxonomic boundaries behind the plant's behaviour.

Pigment on one surface

Unequal expression of the anthocyanin pathway between the two tepal epidermises produces true anatomical bicolour. It is not a reflection effect but different local pigment accumulation.

Temperature and floral volatiles

Fragrance comes from a mixture of volatile organic compounds that diffuse faster in gentle warmth. A cold morning makes it subtler because their vapour pressure falls.

Frequently asked questions

Six precise answers for ‘Cameo’, from its present scale to mature behaviour.

01What does the present size of ‘Cameo’ mean?

The listed approx. 70 cm is its height on arrival. Long-term placement must allow for a mature scale of 3–4 m by 1.5–2.5 m rather than today's young outline.

02Where will ‘Cameo’ perform best?

Place near a path, seating area or entrance against a calm bright background, allowing both outer and inner flower surfaces to be seen without visual crowding.

03How do I know when ‘Cameo’ needs water?

Water deeply during establishment and prolonged summer drought. Roots appreciate even moisture but not heavy, permanently saturated ground.

04When should I prune ‘Cameo’?

Prune only when necessary, just after flowering: remove dead, crossing or weak branches. Large cuts heal slowly and distort the natural habit.

05Why is the interior pale?

The bicolour pattern is stable: the inner epidermis accumulates much less anthocyanin than the outer. It does not indicate poor nutrition.

06Is it smaller than ‘Cleopatra’?

Yes, it generally holds a more compact scale with a similar columnar logic, although final growth also depends on rootstock and site.

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Magnolia 'Cameo'® 23cm

Magnolia 'Cameo'® 23cm

Magnolia ‘Cameo’ PBR

What makes it distinctive

Dark outside

Light within

Citrus fragrance

Best position

Compatible planting

Care at a glance

Light

Water

Climate & hardiness

Safety

Light

Water

Soil & drainage

Feeding

Pruning

Winter

Initial establishment

Building its form

Mature expression

Mature habit & dimensions

Form through time

Pigment on one surface

Temperature and floral volatiles

Frequently asked questions

Magnolia 'Cameo'® 23cm — Care & Tips

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With specially designed boxes, we ensure that the plants will reach you intact, no matter what they encounter on the way!

All plants in 3L pots or larger are placed in individual boxes that secure the plant at the base of the pot, preventing it from tipping over.

The cardboard used for the boxes is specially made to provide resistance to potential impacts during transport.

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