Scientific Name:
Magnolia grandiflora
Pronunciation:
mag-NO-lee-uh gran-dih-FLORE-uh
Common Name:
southern magnolia
Family Name:
Magnoliaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
One of the few large, local evergreen flowering trees; leaves thick, glossy, dark green, lower surface with dense, brown pubescence, up to 30cm long; flowers large (about 15cm wide), solitary flowers in late spring, most with 9(-12) creamy white, fragrant tepals, Winter ID: woolly, brown pubescence on terminal buds.
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Google. Usually dwarf cultivars are planted locally with M. 'Little Gem' being the smallest.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
10
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Usually with 9 or 10 tepals; many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
Diptera - true flies, Leaf miner insect, Stem borer insects
