Star Flower Magnolia Introduction: The Star Flower Magnolia tree is about 4 meters tall. The leaves are not much different from the common magnolia, but the flowers are quite different. The common magnolia in the north has only 6 oval petals as white as jade, which is a single flower; this star flower magnolia has more than 18 to 20 petals, like stretched chrysanthemum filaments, with a milky white front and a thin lavender stripe in the center of the back. Pattern. This star flower magnolia was transplanted from Japan. It is the oldest tree in the country at over 50 years old.