Bracken’s Brown Beauty southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora 'Brackens Brown Beauty'
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 to 30 feet tall10 to 15 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Conical
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green, brown
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Neutral (pH 6.6 to 7.3), slightly acidic (pH 5.6 to 6.5)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bracken’s Brown Beauty' southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken’s Brown Beauty') is a tree for specimen, accent, privacy screen, and foundation uses. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. The fragrant white flowers open in spring and again in summer, and bees and birds visit the tree. It is evergreen and salt tolerant, with green and brown foliage.
Pairs well with Bloodgood Japanese maple, Sweet woodruff, and Switchgrass.