Little Gem Dwarf Magnolia
| Qty | 1 | 5 | 10-30 | 40+ |
| Price per Plant | $22.50 | $7.00 | $6.50 | $5.00 |
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Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’
The Little Gem Magnolia is a dwarf Southern Magnolia cultivar that keeps a narrow, compact habit. Like the species Magnolia grandiflora, Little Gem Magnolias have large glossy, leathery leaves with brown undersides and characteristically fragrant, creamy white flowers. A heavy bloomer that begins blooming within the first three years and blooms from May to October, the cultivar was first discovered and developed by Warren Steed in 1952. A chance seedling, the tree was released to the world in 1966. The Little Gem Magnolia grows into a distinctly columnar shape. It makes an excellent landscape specimen, and can be used to create screens and hedges.
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Diseases & Insects | Problem Free |
| Family | Magnoliaceae |
| Flowers | Perfect, creamy white, beautifully fragrant (better than the best perfume), 4-6" in diameter, solitary, in May-June, sporadically there-after, usually with 6 petals, each petal thick, concave, broadly obovate and 4 to 6" long; fruit is bright red, cone shaped, woody, and aggregate, and 2-3 inches long |
| Growth Rate | |
| Hardiness Range | zone 6a – 10b *need help finding your hardiness zone? |
| Leaves | Leaves are alternate and simple, evergreen, elliptic, and 4-6" long and less than half as wide. Leaves are dark green above, lighter green-brown below and often ferrugineous-pubescent beneath; leaves are messy and never seem to decompose after dropping in the spring and fall |
| Plant Type | |
| Primary Features | |
| Size | 20-25 feet tall at maturity with 8-12 foot spread |
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