Please ID. Definitely not a Magnolia?

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Please ID. Definitely not a Magnolia?

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Hello here are the pics of the plant which was sold to me as a Magnolia lilliflora. It has a white small bloom. Can someone please tell me what is this? Not a bad looing plant though.
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Re: Please ID. Definitely not a Magnolia?

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This is Brunfelsia americana= lady of the night. I had this exotic plant as well but nobody looked after it and it died :-(
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Thank you. I checked the net and this is what it is!
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Re: Please ID. Definitely not a Magnolia?

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how is its scent?
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It is very fragrant. Although I'm dissapointed since this was sold to me as Magnolia lilliflora but I still love this shrub after seeing and smelling the bloom. The foliage is attractive also.
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Re: Please ID. Definitely not a Magnolia?

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Try to propagate it through air-layer for someone in Karachi :mrgreen:
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Re: Please ID. Definitely not a Magnolia?

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Do the flowers turn yellow next day?
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The flowers haven't turned yellow yet and today is day two. This morning I took off the only flower to smell it's fragrance! I will definitely try to air-layer it once it is more mature, for someone in Karachi ;)
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Izhar wrote:Try to propagate it through air-layer for someone in Karachi :mrgreen:
If you are interested, Shalimar nurseries had this plant. They also have a very similar plant, but more exotic, a plant called "Yesterday, today, tomorrow" -The first day flowers are purple, the next day bluish, and the third day white. The flowers are sweetly fragrant. I had purchased it in June this year and it is doing well.
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Re: Please ID. Definitely not a Magnolia?

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i have this shrub,its fragrance is very nice at night.i purchased it this spring from Fateh Muhammad nursery,Islamabad.thaks to Mir sb who instructed me to plant it when he saw my blue flowered type.its extermly hardy shrub & fast growing.
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