I wouldn't be worried having a magnolia there @a1154 . Although the SW can be warmer and drier than where I am [forget last year's weird weather] and I don't know exactly where you are, there are loads of Magnolias of varying types round here in that aspect - some in quite open , exposed sites. You'll still get plenty of wet/ cloudy days and we don't generally get the number of hot days, or the higher temps, that southern parts of England get either, so it's highly unlikely that it would be adversely affected, as long as it's planted in a well prepped site, and has suitable aftercare. Many are flowering which is very early here, so they might get affected later in the week, but if you pick a later flowering variety, that will also help. The stellatas are very pretty. Neutral soil is fine - it's only if it's nearer the alkaline end that it can be more dicey with some varieties, but it would be very unusual if you had alkaline soil anyway.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Loads of magnolias here in the Vendée and also in an arboretum in Nantes which I visited on Sunday. Many different kinds, including a fabulous yellow one called Elizabeth, plus a range of pinks and whites with flowers ranging from teeny and dainty to big goblets. The foliage is lovely too.
Sunshine here is very strong and can get jolly hot. Get the soil right - acidity, fertility and moisture levels - and magnolias should be fine except in a frost pocket which will mess up the flowers most years.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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The magnolias in norwich have been giving an amazing display for the last month and got me really thinking about why I don't have a nice specimen in the garden but then we haven't had a proper winter. The ones here are in neutral sandy soil and lots in exposed sunny sites.
I think it would make a nice display in a large patio.
One word of warning, come to think of it. There's a whole row of large flowered magnolias on the edge of the car park where I go for needlework club. They are glorious in flower and have interesting foliage but the produce huge seed heads which drop, break and then rot all over the path and car park over winter.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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You'll still get plenty of wet/ cloudy days and we don't generally get the number of hot days, or the higher temps, that southern parts of England get either, so it's highly unlikely that it would be adversely affected, as long as it's planted in a well prepped site, and has suitable aftercare.
Many are flowering which is very early here, so they might get affected later in the week, but if you pick a later flowering variety, that will also help. The stellatas are very pretty.
Neutral soil is fine - it's only if it's nearer the alkaline end that it can be more dicey with some varieties, but it would be very unusual if you had alkaline soil anyway.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Sunshine here is very strong and can get jolly hot. Get the soil right - acidity, fertility and moisture levels - and magnolias should be fine except in a frost pocket which will mess up the flowers most years.
The ones here are in neutral sandy soil and lots in exposed sunny sites.
I think it would make a nice display in a large patio.