Ann Magnolia is a hybrid magnolia selected for its spectacular lavender cup-shaped flowers in spring before the leaves and improved hardiness. A small, reasonably compact tree, effective as a solitary specimen in the garden. Ann Magnolia is smothered in stunning fragrant fuchsia cup-shaped flowers with pink overtones held atop the branches in early spring before the leaves. It has dark green deciduous foliage.

The large pointy leaves turn coppery-bronze in fall. Ann Magnolia is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. This is relatively low-maintenance and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers.