An easy ID? White flowering shrub.

[dearmad]

Here's one more. As you can see no leaves but flowers! Large too.

Should be an easy ID for those who know as the flower is rather... unusual.

Thanks!
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[Kisal]

I'm pretty sure that's Magnolia stellata (Star Magnolia). I was just looking at a couple of them yesterday. They have a lovely, delicate scent.

The leaves appear after the flowers.

[dearmad]

Yay- thank you on this one. Right on the money, clearly. Well now I know what to do with it- look like I'll begin treeing it up a bit and under plant it with something nice. Give it the right soil now, and make it the feature large plant for that area of the garden- but I'll need some better winter interest there.

Now that I know what this plant needs I'll find compatible ones for it.

[Kisal]

They're quite attractive. The ones I discovered the other day are growing near the doorway of an office building downtown. I was surveying my backyard yesterday, wondering where one might do well.