Majestic Beauty® Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Monlia'
A magnificent evergreen tree with extra large, glossy dark-green leaves and huge cup-shaped blooms. Open-branched pyramidal shape helps make this a classic for shade or specimen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | mag-NOH-li-a gran-di-FLOH-ra |
| Key feature: | Spring Flowering |
| Plant type: | Tree |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 12, 14 - 24, 26 - 33 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | 35 to 40 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Pyramidal |
| Flower attributes: | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, North American Native Selection, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Firescaping/Fire Wise, Seacoast Exposure, Specimen, Very Wet Areas |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 5945 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This is a fabulous evergreen tree that can be used as a shade tree or specimen. Horizontal spread, more narrow than the species, allows it to fit into smaller gardens. Its foliage is beautiful in indoor arrangements.
Companion Plants
In the part shade provided by this Magnolia, try Plum PassionTM Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica 'Monum'), a beautiful all-season companion. Also attractive with such other interesting, low-growing shrubs in part shade as SpringtimeTM Indian Hawthorn (Raphiolepis indica 'Monme') and Picturata Aucuba (Aucuba japonica 'Picturata').
History
Magnolia grandiflora is native to North America where it is commonly called bull bay. It's range extends across the south from North Carolina to Texas and south to Florida. It was introduced to Europe in 1734 and later classified by Linnaeus into the genus he named after Pierre Magnol, 1638-1715, a botanist of Montpelier, France. By 1863 a number of garden varieties including lanceolata and the Edgmouth magnolia had been developed but proved too frost tender for their colder winters. This cultivar was developed and introduced by Monrovia in 1963.
Lore
Southern magnolia is the state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi. It grows in mixed stands of forest in areas of well drained but evenly moist soils and accessible water table. It is also considered the largest native flower in North America. It's equally generous seed pods feed a wide variety of wildlife.
A magnificent evergreen tree with extra large, glossy dark-green leaves and huge cup-shaped blooms. Open-branched pyramidal shape helps make this a classic for shade or specimen.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This is a fabulous evergreen tree that can be used as a shade tree or specimen. Horizontal spread, more narrow than the species, allows it to fit into smaller gardens. Its foliage is beautiful in indoor arrangements.
Companion Plants
In the part shade provided by this Magnolia, try Plum PassionTM Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica 'Monum'), a beautiful all-season companion. Also attractive with such other interesting, low-growing shrubs in part shade as SpringtimeTM Indian Hawthorn (Raphiolepis indica 'Monme') and Picturata Aucuba (Aucuba japonica 'Picturata').
History
Magnolia grandiflora is native to North America where it is commonly called bull bay. It's range extends across the south from North Carolina to Texas and south to Florida. It was introduced to Europe in 1734 and later classified by Linnaeus into the genus he named after Pierre Magnol, 1638-1715, a botanist of Montpelier, France. By 1863 a number of garden varieties including lanceolata and the Edgmouth magnolia had been developed but proved too frost tender for their colder winters. This cultivar was developed and introduced by Monrovia in 1963.
Lore
Southern magnolia is the state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi. It grows in mixed stands of forest in areas of well drained but evenly moist soils and accessible water table. It is also considered the largest native flower in North America. It's equally generous seed pods feed a wide variety of wildlife.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | mag-NOH-li-a gran-di-FLOH-ra |
| Key feature: | Spring Flowering |
| Plant type: | Tree |
| Patent Act: | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 12, 14 - 24, 26 - 33 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | 35 to 40 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Pyramidal |
| Flower attributes: | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Deer Resistant, North American Native Selection, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Firescaping/Fire Wise, Seacoast Exposure, Specimen, Very Wet Areas |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 5945 |
