Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

sweetbay - Magnolia virginiana

Synonyms: swampbay, sweetbay magnolia,

USDA Plant Code: MAVI2 Light Requirement: full sun - part shade Soil Moisture: medium - wet Height: 10-60 feet Leaves: evergreen Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree,shrub, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : yes Drought Tolerance: no

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: white Bloom Period: spring/summer Fragrant: yes

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Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Magnolia virginiana 'small leaf dodd' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Canopy David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Foliage David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Whiteish underside of leaves David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Close up of leaf David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Tree canopy David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Showing the whitish underside of the leaf Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Magnolia virginiana; sweetbay magnolia Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; leaf underside Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; flower bud Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; abaxial and adaxial leaf Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; abaxial and adaxial leaf Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; adaxial and abaxial leaf Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Plant(s); T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Cultivar; Magnolia virginana 'Santa Rosa' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seedling(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seedling(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); in springtime John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Multiple trunks David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Multiple trunks David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Canopy David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Bark on mature tree David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Bark on mature tree David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Bark on mature tree David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Mature tree David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Bark; Trunk and bark of mature tree David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Magnolia virginiana; sweetbay magnolia Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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