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Magnoliaceae
Magnolia
Magnolia
Nobility, perseverance, dignity, love of nature.
- Family
- Magnoliaceae
- Genus
- Magnolia
- Native to
- East Asia, Americas
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- deciduous or evergreen tree
- Height
- 4.5–24 m
- Sunlight
- Full to partial sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic
- Water
- Regular
- Hardiness
- 4–9
- Lifespan
- 100+ years
Did you know
- Magnolias are ancient — fossils date them back 95 million years, predating bees.
- They evolved to be pollinated by beetles, and their tough petals resist beetle damage.
- The southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) is the state flower of Mississippi and Louisiana.
- Magnolia bark has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years.
- The tulip tree (Liriodendron) is a close relative, not a true tulip.