Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Late Blooming Magnolias, 1 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
Now, Weerobin - glass half empty?

Quoting:I also love M. sieboldii, but the blooms frustratingly face straight down. You have to practically hold it up to see it!

Rather: I await patiently for my M. sieboldii to grow taller than me, so that I may gaze upward into its chalices (much like most Halesia sp.).

Or: I can think of no better place to recline in my landscape than where I may enjoy an early summer day under the splendor of the Siebold Magnolia's pendant blossoms.

Can't swallow that rationale? Then look for some high ground (above a wall, or upslope of a pathway) upon which to plant your Magnolia sieboldii, so that angst such as Weerobin's bedevils you not.

Here's one way to easily enjoy the drooping flowers on even a very young plant...