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2018 Crop Lousiana

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Magnolia virginiana SouthernMagnolia virginiana

Southern

Southern Sweetbay Magnolia, Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana Southern

Quantity

Please select the quantity desired, and we will advise availability and price as soon as possible.

Details

Min. hardiness zone:

7

Item ID:

Characteristics

Growing Info

Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours

Stratification: cold stratify for 120 days

Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed

Other: can be fall sown without stratification.

In a Nutshell:

* Sweet bay magnolia is native to the southeastern United States north along the Atlantic coast to New York.

* Features cup-shaped, sweetly fragrant (lemony), 9-12 petaled, creamy white, waxy flowers (2-3" diameter) which appear in mid-spring and sometimes continue sporadically throughout the summer.

* Cone-like fruits with bright red seeds mature in fall and can be showy. more...

* The leaves are used as a condiment in gravies etc.

* A tea is made from the leaves.

* The leaves or bark have been placed in cupped hands over the nose and inhaled as a mild hallucinogen. more...

* Dirr describes this as a really beautiful plant.

* It needs acid soil and doesn't mind wet or shade. more...

* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia , as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.
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