They have evergreen or deciduous, alternate smooth-margined leaves. The flowers, usually cuplike and fragrant, are located at the branch tips and have three sepals, six to 12 petals arranged in two to four series, and many spirally arranged stamens.

What do magnolia flowers look like?

Magnolia flowers are either star-shaped or bowl-shaped, like tulips, and can grow up to 12” (30 cm) across. The most common color of magnolia flowers is white or pink. However, magnolia trees also produce flowers that are purple, green, or even yellow.

How many petals does a saucer magnolia have?

Flower: The flower buds are big and fuzzy about 2 cm. long; from the buds blooms a perfect flower, has male and female parts in each flower. Each bloom is composed of six waxy petals of a pinkish-purples color on the outside and a white color on the inside.