Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora L. - Magnolia family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Southern Magnolia: Callosamia securifera, Endopiza liriodendrana, Euzophera magnolialis, Euzophera ostricolorella, Phyllocnistis magnoliella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.