Edith Bogue Southern Magnolia is a fast-growing evergreen tree with a dense pyramidal habit and glossy dark green foliage with bronze undersides. The large, cup-shaped white flowers with a pleasant lemon scent bloom in early summer. Grows best in full sun and moist, slightly-acidic, well-drained soil.
Type: |
Tree |
Origins: |
Southeast N. America; GA Native |
Height: |
40' - 60’ |
Spread: |
20' - 30' |
Spacing: |
25’ |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 9 |
Culture: |
Full Sun, Part Sun |
Bloom Color: |
White |
Season of Interest: |
Summer, Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Regular water in first year.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges.
COMPANION PLANTS: Gardenia, Lorpetalum, Abelia,
IMAGES: Jula2812, Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue' Blüte im Botanischen Garten Düsseldorf, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Jula2812, Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue' im Botanischen Garten Düsseldorf, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Magnolia grandiflora Edith Bogue 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) cultivar413, Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue' in bud with Parthenocissus quinquefolia 140810
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown