Hattie Carthan

At BBG (Brooklyn Botanic Garden) :

Magnolia x brooklynensis

'Hattie Carthan'

(M. x brooklynensis 'Evamaria' x M. x brooklynensis #209)

Magnolia Family: Magnooliaceae

BBG introduction 1984 (?)

 

This hybrid was introduced by BBG in 1989. Its unique flower is mostly yellow with magenta-rose veins appearing from its base. Its name honors the community activist and environmentalist who founded the Magnolia Tree Earth Center in Brooklyn.

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