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  • 7g Serendipity Magnolia
  • 7g Serendipity Magnolia
  • 7g Serendipity Magnolia
 

7g Serendipity Magnolia
Magnolia x figo 'Serendipity'

Grows 10-15' ht x 6-8' sp

Creamy white, banana-scented blooms emerge in the late spring on this evergreen shrub.  Serendipity Magnolia will grow in full sun to part shade. It is great for use as a specimen or as a hedge. Serendipity is deer-resistant as well as drought and salt-tolerant.

Photo Credit: JC Raulston Arboretum 

  • Hardy in zones 7 - 9
 

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15g Serendipity Magnolia

Magnolia x figo 'Serendipity'

Grows 10-15' ht x 6-8' sp

Creamy white, banana-scented blooms emerge in the late spring on this evergreen shrub.  Serendipity Magnolia will grow in full sun to part shade. It is great for use as a specimen or as a hedge. Serendipity is deer resistant as well as drought and salt tolerant.

Photo Credit: JC Raulston Arboretum 

15g Serendipity Magnolia - Single Stem Tree Form

Magnolia x figo 'Serendipity'

Grows 10-15' ht x 6-8' sp

Creamy white, banana-scented blooms emerge in the late spring on this evergreen shrub. Serendipity Magnolia will grow in full sun to part shade. Serendipity is great for use as a specimen or as a hedge. It is deer resistant as well as drought and salt tolerant.

15g Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana var. australis

Semi-evergreen / grows 30' - 40' ht. & sp. 

Seemingly untouched by the wrath of winter winds, this variety of Sweet Bay is also an east-coast native, particularly in the coastal areas in the southeast and north along the Atlantic coast to New York.
 
It's called Swampbay, or Swamp Magnolia, because they are often found in open woodlands, shaded woods, swamps, and along streams and ponds. 
 
Here's why we have it and why you need it:
 
It's a good specimen tree for butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators, small mammals, and songbirds, acting as a wildlife food source and larval host plant, especially for Swallowtail butterflies. The solitary flowers are fragrant, showy, creamy-white, and are visible in late spring and early summer, which attract specialist insects like native bees, beetles and beneficial Hoverflies. After flowering, cone-like fruits appear and contain bright orange-red seeds, eaten by migratory and non-migratory birds. The tree itself provides cover and nesting protection for birds.
 
Sweetbay Magnolias prefer full sun to partial shade and do best in consistently moist to wet, acidic, and organically rich soils. 

Photo Credit: NC Extension; The National Gardening Association