Magnolia Grandiflora Little Gem Southern Magnolia

Magnolia Grandiflora Little Gem Southern Magnolia should be planted in full sun to partial shade and organically rich, moist, preferably neutral to acid, well-drained soils. Little Gem Southern Magnolia does wonders as a specimen, screen, or container shrub. It is clothed in smooth, leathery, oblong-elliptic leaves. The leaves have glossy dark green uppersides and brown-felted undersides. From late spring to mid-summer, Little Gem Southern Magnolia bears mildly fragrant, white blooms that emerge at the tips of the stems. The compact, evergreen tree has a narrow-columnar habit.