Magnolia the State Flower of Louisiana
The Magnolia is the State Flower of Louisiana.
Magnolia the State Flower of Louisiana
Southern magnolia flowers are large and showy. Magnolia flowers are white and the fragrance is reminiscent of citronella. Flower of the Southern Magnolia are up to 12 inches across and very fragrant, with 6-12 petals with a waxy texture. The flowers emerge from the tips of twigs on mature Magnolia trees in late spring.
The Southern magnolia, also known as bull bay, is a magnolia native to the southeastern United States, from coastal North Carolina south to central Florida, and west to East Texas. It is a medium to large tree 60-90 feet tall with a striking appearance, both in leaf and in bloom. The southern magnolia tree is an evergreen.
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Magnolia seeds and leaves
Southern magnolia is a very popular ornamental tree throughout the southeastern United States, grown for its attractive foliage and flowers. On the east coast of the United States, cold-hardy cultivars have been seen planted up to and even north of the Ohio River, where large tree specimens become increasingly more rare and eventually are only found as shrubs before disappearing altogether from the landscape. It is seen in some gardens as far north as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; farther north it is extremely rare. Towards the northern limit of its cultivation, it may suffer dieback from very hard freezes, but weathers normal freezes well. On the west coast it is commonplace as far north as Vancouver, British Columbia.
As newer cultivars have been found to be more cold hardy, the cultivated range has continued to spread farther north with some being planted around Chicago. 'Bracken's Brown Beauty' 'Edith Bogue' and '24 Below' are some of the most cold hardy varieties.
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