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Plant: Little Gem - Magnolia
Magnolia · Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
Size: 15 gal
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More about this plant
A dwarf, slow growing Southern magnolia that makes a compact, upright, multi stemmed shrub or small tree of about 15 to 20 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet wide. Its small broadleaf evergreen leaves are glossy green above and bronze brown beneath, and fragrant creamy white flowers up to four inches across open in spring and sporadically through summer, followed by showy red seeded cones. It wants moist, organically rich, well drained soil in full sun to partial shade and is intolerant of dry or wet extremes and of urban pollutants. Use it in lawns, near decks and patios, or as a small evergreen tree in tight spaces.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 20 ft tall and 10 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 7a-8b
- Evergreen foliage
- Native plant
Plant description
A dwarf, slow growing Southern magnolia that makes a compact, upright, multi stemmed shrub or small tree of about 15 to 20 feet tall and 8 to 10 feet wide. Its small broadleaf evergreen leaves are glossy green above and bronze brown beneath, and fragrant creamy white flowers up to four inches across open in spring and sporadically through summer, followed by showy red seeded cones. It wants moist, organically rich, well drained soil in full sun to partial shade and is intolerant of dry or wet extremes and of urban pollutants. Use it in lawns, near decks and patios, or as a small evergreen tree in tight spaces.
- Flowers
- Fragrant creamy white flowers up to four inches in diameter with six petals, opening in spring and sporadically through summer.
- Foliage
- Simple broadleaf evergreen leaves three to six inches long, glossy green above and bronze brown on the underside.
- Fruit
- Spherical cone like fruiting clusters three to five inches long ripen in late summer to early fall, releasing rose red coated seeds.
- Bark & stems
- Brown to gray and smooth when young, developing close plates or scales with age.
- Native range
- Southeastern United States
