Names
- Scientific name
- Magnolia virginiana
- Common name
- Sweetbay, Swamp Magnolia, Sweetbay Magnolia, Beaver Tree, Small Magnolia, Sweet Magnolia, White Laurel
Measurements
- Height
- 10 - 35 ft
- Spread
- 10 - 35 ft
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Soil Drainage
- Moist but Well-drained
- Soil type
- Loam, Clay
- Soil pH
- Strongly acidic (5.1 - 5.5), Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Semi-deciduous
- Foliage color
- Medium Green, Dark Green
- Fall foliage
- GreenBronze
- Bloom time
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Bloom color
- Creamy White
- Seasons of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Propagation methods
- Seeds, Cuttings
- Attracts
- Birds, Butterflies