Santa Rosa sweet bay magnolia
Magnolia virginiana 'Santa Rosa'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size15 to 25 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Cream, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Santa Rosa' sweet bay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana 'Santa Rosa') is a tree for specimen planting, borders, rain gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil. Fragrant cream and white flowers open in spring and again in summer. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows fast and tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Bottlebrush buckeye, New England aster, and Indian grass.